Backend Software Engineer

The way companies innovate is broken. The systems built to create and protect ideas can’t keep up with the pace of change. Today, 90% of S&P 500 company value is intangible (e.g., IP) — yet R&D and IP teams spend half their time buried in manual work, sifting through patents and paperwork instead of pushing the frontier forward. The tools of creating and protecting are stuck in the past. We’re here to fix that.

Ankar is building the AI Platform for the Trillion Dollar Innovation Economy — a suite of tools that helps inventors explore, create, and protect ideas. We’re removing the friction from the invention process, starting with IP protection and expanding toward creation and exploration.

We’re already seeing this vision come to life:

• Achieved $1M+ ARR, with 75%+ of this coming in 2025.
• Loved by F500 companies & top law firms, with 60% of new business from word of mouth
• Assembled a world-class team from Palantir, Amazon, and BCG to tackle the next frontier of invention creation and expanding into a $1T+ market.
• Raised £3m from Index Ventures, Founder of Hugging Face, CEO of Datadog, and product leaders from DeepMind and OpenAI.

We’re now expanding the team and looking for builders who want to own ambitious projects autonomously, solve impactful & complex problems, and do their best work at Ankar.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Build a world-class infrastructure our customers rely on. Translate messy problems into clean, dependable software at the cutting-edge of AI.
• Ship fast and iterate with users constantly. Refine the product week by week based on real feedback and real impact with direct access to clients.
• Take full ownership of your work. Drive clarity, velocity, and long-term quality in everything you build, and adapt your approach as Ankar’s mission and goals evolve.

Who We Are Looking For

• You’re a product-minded, critical builder. You care deeply about what you build, think from first principles, and have a track record of turning ideas into software.
• You’re high agency. You take initiative, own your work end to end, and approach problems thoughtfully. We believe this is the best way for you to grow and for the product to succeed, and we create the environment to help you thrive as an owner.
• You thrive in fast-paced environments. You’re energized by rapid iteration and real feedback from customers. We move quickly because every week is a chance to grow and make the product better for our users.
• Any level of experience welcome, as long as you have a passion for software engineering and AI — demonstrated through your work experience, personal projects, or open-source contributions.

What Else You Might Want To Know

• Our stack: Java, Python, Elastic, Postgres, React, TypeScript
• Location: Hoxton Square, London (we operate an office first policy with flexibility)
• Contract: Full-time
• Compensation: We pay competitive salaries and will reward you with a substantial equity package under the tax-efficient EMI scheme.
• Hiring process: (1) 30min introductory chat, (2) 30min coding challenge, (3) 2.5hr on-site. The process can be as fast you want it to be.
• Visa sponsorship: Yes

Learn more about our team and our ambitions here.