Full-Time

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Posted on 9/4/2025

Improbable

Improbable

51-200 employees

Metaverse developer and brand venture builder

No salary listed

London, UK

In Person

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure
Python
Docker
TypeScript
AWS
Go
Terraform
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
  • Experience working directly with non-technical stakeholders and reporting to non-technical leadership
  • Professional experience maintaining production services
  • Experience with any popular cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Proficient in some modern programming languages like TypeScript, Python, Go, etc.
  • Professional experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Salt, and container orchestration technologies
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
  • Experience reviewing code to maintain a high standard of code quality across the team
  • A self-starter mindset, capable of context-switching between various projects, codebases, and concepts
  • A prototype and rapid iteration mentality, using pragmatic delivery methods to have a fast impact and quickly identify the best solution for a problem
  • Able to create tutorials, guides, or other important documentation
Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and maintain cloud services and user-facing web apps in production
  • Independently scope and lead technical initiatives, laying the groundwork for early-stage products to evolve iteratively
  • Contribute to the product roadmap, help set the vision and strategy for the venture, and act as a sounding board for venture leadership
  • Develop and execute against both short- and long-term roadmaps.
  • Make effective tradeoffs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation
  • Driving alignment with non-technical stakeholders for technical deliverables

Improbable builds and runs metaverse experiences for brands. It designs, hosts, and maintains virtual worlds and events powered by gaming, blockchain, and AI technologies. The company also acts as a venture builder, using its platform to launch new businesses in the metaverse. Its goal is to create practical, revenue-generating virtual experiences for brands that enable entertainment, social interaction, and business applications.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$914M

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

2012

Simplify Jobs

Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • $97.1M sale of Multiplayer Group to Keywords funds Web3 pivot.
  • Somnia mainnet launches post-10B testnet transactions for real apps.
  • Victory League co-launch creates interactive virtual football experiences.

What critics are saying

  • Somnia blockchain adoption fails, eroding Web3 confidence in 6-12 months.
  • Epic Unreal Engine 5.4 obsoletes Morpheus and SpatialOS in 12-24 months.
  • SEC labels $SOMI token securities, halting Otherside in 6-12 months.

What makes Improbable unique

  • SpatialOS enables server swarms for unprecedented virtual world scale.
  • Venture builder launches metaverse ventures like Somnia blockchain.
  • Morpheus powers interoperable MSquared network from 2022 $150M raise.

Help us improve and share your feedback! Did you find this helpful?

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Hybrid Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

-3%
ChainPlay
Dec 29th, 2025
Yuga Labs acquires Improbable's Otherside platform and secures perpetual tech license

Yuga Labs has acquired the Unreal Engine-based creation platform behind Otherside from tech firm Improbable, co-founder Greg Solano confirmed on Saturday. The deal includes a perpetual licence for Improbable's high concurrency technology, with many developers and engineers joining Yuga in the new year. The acquisition brings creator tools and the core technical team under Yuga's direct control. Solano described the move as a step towards building a leading creator platform in crypto, strengthening the company's focus on Otherside and Bored Ape Yacht Club with an emphasis on creator tools and digital ownership.

EU-Startups
Oct 1st, 2025
fan3 secures €4.2M to combat scalpers

London-based fan3 has raised €4.2 million from Improbable to tackle ticket reselling and scalping. The company aims to ensure real fans get first access to tickets and plans to remove instant non-fan resales. The funding will help scale technology and enhance industry integrations, allowing artists to connect directly with audiences and provide fair ticket access. The live entertainment sector faces challenges with half of ticket inventory on secondary markets and increasing bot activity.

The Tech Outlook
Sep 2nd, 2025
Somnia Launches Mainnet and $SOMI Token to Power Real-World Applications Following 10 Billion Testnet Transactions

Somnia was developed by Improbable, a venture builder and leading Web3 software development company, in partnership with the Somnia Foundation, which stewards the blockchain as public infrastructure for developers, companies, and ecosystems.

Theatre Weekly
Jul 15th, 2025
Perfect Show For Rachel Announces UK Tour from October 2025 to June 2026

They are joined by Improbable, the award-winning company of improvisers and theatre-makers, who were named Producer of the Year at The Stage Awards 2023.

ChainCatcher
Oct 25th, 2024
The Otherside development company Improbable will launch the Somnia blockchain DevNet phase

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Otherside development company Improbable will launch the Somnia blockchain DevNet phase.

INACTIVE