Accelerate your career in a software engineering role at a top VC backed startup.
The startup career accelerator
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Relevant & active roles.
No more job board trawling. Access a curated list of VC-backed startup roles & hear back on 100% of your applications within days.2
CTOs pitch to you.
Videos from CTOs help you uncover the details that matter. Learnt about a startup's mission & the projects you'll be working on.3
Training to land a role.
Nail your interviews with technical interview support & grow in your career with support from the Jumpstart community.Connect with founders & CTOs
Jumpstart is for engineers looking for a high-impact role.
We look for the following backgrounds:
Proactive grads – strong academic background (Computer Science degree or similar) with some impressive side projects.
Junior full-stack engineers – 1-2 years of experience in a startup or scale-up with a strong product mindset.
Mid level full-stack engineers – 3-5 years of startup or scale-up experience with a solid understanding of customer impact.
Starting salaries: £40-80K + equity DOE.
100%
response rate on your applications.
20+
CTOs pitching their roles to you bi-weekly.
450+
alumni placed in top startups.
We work with the UK’s top startups
Help build a future unicorn. Land a role in a fast-growing startup and help rocket their growth.
We primarily work with seed to Series A stage startups and ~50% of the roles on Jumpstart are not advertised elsewhere.
AutogenAI
AutogenAI is a leading generative AI company in the UK. Their platform allows companies to craft high-quality bids, proposals and tenders in minutes – not days.
Backed by some of the world’s leading tech investors and researchers, AutogenAI only launched recently and are already on track to revolutionise the way some of the world’s largest businesses produce written content.
Verto
Verto is a Y Combinator backed cross border payments platform for businesses. They enable businesses of all sizes to access enterprise grade cross-border payments, FX and banking solutions.
Founded in 2018, they’re already working with over 3000 clients globally, process over $4bn per annum and payout in over 190 countries.
Doccla
Doccla is the virtual ward company. They’re on a mission to provide patients and clinicians with the transformative power of remote patient monitoring.
Their technology enables patients to be discharged from hospital to a virtual ward.
In summer 2022, Doccla raised $18M in an oversubscribed A round led by General Catalyst, a top tier global VC fund.
Wondercraft
Wondercraft are reshaping the future of audio content creation. They use AI to script, voice & produce studio-quality audio content in any language, just by typing.
Wondercraft are backed by Y-Combinator, Will Ventures, Eleven Labs and Steven Bartlett, and have been awarded Product of the Day on Product Hunt.
Sunsave
Sunsave empowers households to change how they power their homes and take control of their energy bills. They operate a subscription-based platform that makes solar simple for customers.
They have been awarded various accreditations, are trusted as one of the highest quality solar installers and are backed by established VC funds and well known angel investors.
Built AI
Built AI allows real estate investors to make the best data-driven investment decisions.
Their cloud-based SaaS platform uses street-level data insights, powerful financial modelling and machine learning that leverages historical datasets for dynamic learning.
Founded in 2021, Built AI closed a £2million seed round in August 2022.
yhangry
yhangry is a chef marketplace bringing high calibre private chefs into people’s homes.
They empower chefs to gain autonomy and break away from the traditionally low-paying, high-stress environments of restaurant kitchens.
yhangry have pitched on Dragon’s Den and are Y Combinator backed.
Encord
Encord is the leading platform for AI data curation and modelling.
The platform accelerates AI model development by simplifying data management, annotation, and quality assurance for machine learning teams.
The company is backed by Y-Combinator, Next47, Crane, Harpoon, CRV ventures and WndrCo.
Access all the support you need to land a role
“Jumpstart is the single best place to find jobs at early stage startups. Jumpstart does the hard work for you by aggregating opportunities and unlocking your access to a vast network of startups whilst directly supporting you along the way.”
Declan Grant Solutions Architect @ Valarian
“What I love about startups is the exposure to all different aspects of a company. Through Jumpstart, I was able to find an amazing mission-driven startup where I started in an operations role and have since trained as a back end developer. The advice and support provided by Jumpstart was invaluable.”
Anna Cutler Backend Engineer @ Habitual
“Jumpstart made the process easy. The video intros from founders were more dynamic and compelling than a job description, which made it easy to feel confident that I'd be a good fit.”
Jake Gill Enterprise Partnerships @ Arwen.AI
“After starting a corporate role after uni, Jumpstart came as a breath of fresh air. I've loved the autonomy you get in a startup and the rapid learning this allows.”
Issie James Operations @ Focal
“Jumpstart opened doors for me as a recent graduate by connecting me to a range of super interesting startups.”
Mingqi Yin Growth Lead @ Wondercraft AI
