Cleo
Staff Product Engineer - Ruby | UK (hybrid + remote)
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Staff Product Engineer - Ruby | UK (hybrid + remote)
About The Company
About Cleo
At Cleo, we're not just building another fintech app. We're embarking on a mission to fundamentally change humanity's relationship with money. Imagine a world where everyone, regardless of background or income, has access to a hyper-intelligent financial advisor in their pocket. That's the future we're creating.
Cleo is a rare success story: a profitable, fast-growing unicorn with over $300 million in ARR and growing over 2x year-over-year. This isn't just a job; it's a chance to join a team of brilliant, driven individuals who are passionate about making a real difference. We have an exceptionally high bar for talent, seeking individuals who are not only at the top of their field but also embody our culture of collaboration and positive impact.
If you’re driven by complex challenges that push your expertise, the chance to shape something truly transformative, and the potential to share in Cleo’s success as we scale, while growing alongside a company that’s scaling fast, this might be your perfect fit.
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What You’ll Be Doing
Acting as a Staff IC across a pillar, shaping technical direction and driving delivery across multiple squads Partnering with senior peers to define architecture and lead complex, high-impact initiatives Bringing teams together to ship ambitious product work that improves users’ financial health Building shared systems, patterns, and tooling that raise the bar across engineering Staying hands-on in our Ruby on Rails monolith — designing APIs, data models, and scalable services Anticipating risks and opportunities early, influencing plans and technical strategy Mentoring engineers and TLs, growing the next generation of technical leaders
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About You
You’re excited by the opportunity to own and influence technical direction at a pillar level You’ve operated at senior/staff level across multiple teams or complex domains You bring strong technical judgment and think in long-term, scalable solutions You’re comfortable leading without authority and aligning teams around a shared direction You have a track record of building systems and practices used beyond your immediate team You enjoy mentoring and raising the bar for others You have strong, hands-on experience with Ruby on Rails (essential)
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Our Tech Stack
Cleo is built as a Ruby on Rails monolith with a single React Native app frontend, utilising TypeScript. We also leverage Python for machine learning services and PostgreSQL for our database, all hosted on AWS. Our CI/CD pipeline is fully automated, with production deployments happening on every merge via Kubernetes. Our backend engineers deploy multiple times a week, and we release our frontend app to Google and Apple for review at least once a week.
While we take a pragmatic approach, we place a strong emphasis on quality. Our code is peer-reviewed, and we maintain automated testing using Minitest and CircleCI. We're also actively working towards a more modular architecture, focusing on separating concerns to achieve all the benefits of microservices within a monolith, while progressively refactoring our code as we build new features. Everyone in the engineering team contributes to driving our technical strategy, voices & ideas from all levels are valued: we are all owners at Cleo.
What do you get for all your hard work?
A competitive compensation package (base + equity) with 3 annual reviews, aligned to our termly OKR planning cycles. You can view our public progression framework and salary bandings here: https://cleo-ai.progressionapp.com/ Work at one of the fastest-growing tech startups, backed by top VC firms, Balderton & EQT Ventures A clear progression plan. We want you to keep growing. That means trying new things, leading others, challenging the status quo and owning your impact. Always with our complete support. Flexibility. We can’t fight for the world’s financial health if we’re not healthy ourselves. We work with everyone to make sure they have the balance they need to do their best work Work where you work best. We’re a globally distributed team. If you live in London we have a hybrid approach, we’d love you to spend one day a week or more in our beautiful office. If you’re outside of London, we’ll encourage you to spend a couple of days with us a few times per year. And we’ll cover your travel costs, naturally. Other benefits; Company-wide performance reviews every 4 months Generous pay increases for high-performing team members Equity top-ups for team members getting promoted 25 days annual leave a year + public holidays (+ an additional day for every year you spend at Cleo, up to 30 days) 6% employer-matched pension in the UK Private Medical Insurance via Vitality, dental cover, and life assurance Enhanced parental leave 1 month paid sabbatical after 4 years at Cleo Regular socials and activities, online and in-person We'll pay for your OpenAI subscription Online mental health support via Spill Workplace Nursery Scheme And many more!
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UK App access: The Cleo app is no longer downloadable in the UK (but only until next year). If you’re an existing user, you’ll still have access to the app. But some features won’t be available (just for a little while). Why? 99% of our users are based in the US – where financial health is often overlooked. We’ve decided to shift our focus to where we can provide the most value and make the greatest impact for users who need it most. Then we’ll be able to apply what we learn to better support our UK users in the future.
By submitting this application, I confirm that all the information given by me in this application for employment and any additional documents attached hereto are true to the best of my knowledge and that I have not wilfully suppressed any material fact. I confirm I have disclosed if applicable any previous employment with Cleo AI. I accept that if any of the information given by me in this application is in any way false or incorrect, my application may be rejected, any offer of employment may be withdrawn or my employment with Cleo AI may be terminated summarily or I may be dismissed. By submitting this application, I agree that my personal data will be processed in accordance with Cleo AI's Candidate Privacy Notice
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