Skills

JavaScript CSS MongoDB Architecture react node.js tailwind Tailwind CSS Redis

Job Specifications

Outside IR35 – Fully Remote (UK ONLY) - Senior Front-End/Middleware Engineer

Pathway is a high-conviction early-stage AI company and looking to make their first external hires as they prepare to launch a cutting-edge platform for agentic AI systems. Their technology enables orchestration of autonomous agents with live memory, contextual awareness, and dynamic execution flows, built on advanced LLM techniques, cognitive vector systems, and scalable AI tooling.

They’re now seeking a Senior Front-End/Middleware Engineer (Contract) to help take their product to production-readiness.

This is a role is for a deeply technical engineer who can finalise and harden the frontend and middleware layers of Pathway’s platform. You’ll work directly with the founder in a high-trust, high-delivery environment, embedding excellence into every part of the user experience and delivery flow.

Key Responsibilities:

Finalise React-based frontend for performance, accessibility, and polish
Enhance Node.js middleware with robust API structure and error handling
Refine Auth0 integration for secure role-based access and token management
Optimise Redis for state caching and latency reduction
Strengthen MongoDB read/write patterns in coordination with caching layers
Conduct rigorous testing across frontend/middleware components
Collaborate closely with the founder in a hands-on, autonomous build role

Tech Stack:

React (JSX, JavaScript), Tailwind CSS
Node.js APIs
Auth0, MongoDB, Redis
API integration with downstream AI systems

The Ideal Candidate will have experience in the following:

Proven experience delivering production React frontends and Node.js middleware
Skilled in scalable, secure API and frontend architecture
Strong testing, caching, and performance profiling capabilities
Outcome-focused, practical, and detail-oriented
Comfortable working closely with a technical founder in a fast-moving startup

This is a rare opportunity to help productionise one of the most promising agentic AI platforms in development today. Apply now online for more information.

About the Company

Pathway is the new era of cloud platform delivery. Powered by patent-pending agentic AI, Pathway generates and delivers secure, compliant, production-ready cloud environments in minutes, not weeks. Whether you’re scaling fast or modernising global operations, Pathway eliminates the cost, risk, and delay of manual builds. Deploy to production in ~1 hour, cut delivery costs by over 90%, reduce risks. >Generate and deploy environments in ~1 hour, with no knowledge. >Reduce costs by over 90% (~£100 per platform) >Remove reliance... Know more