Y Combinator Biotech Startup @ Techruiter

Advanced therapeutics such as cell and gene therapies will provide cures to currently incurable diseases, and synthetic biology will revolutionise industrial manufacturing, energy and food production.

The company is an early-stage Y Combinator startup - Y Combinator invest $500k twice per year in startups and have launched more than 3,000 companies, including Airbnb, Coinbase, Cruise, DoorDash, Dropbox, Instacart, Quora, PagerDuty, Reddit, Stripe and Twitch!

Their software has helped Scientists reduce the time taken to develop bio-processes by 10x and optimise what matters most; preventing the loss of and improving lives using their “Airtable for scientists,” replacing the menagerie of tools old and new, from spreadsheets to MatLab, that researchers use to hold and corral data. This is achieved by offering a platform which combines non-invasive in situ data acquisition with proprietary models and ML.

They’ve helped biotech startups, contract development and manufacturing organisations, and are now starting to work with large pharmas. They want to be at the point where their software is the interface between scientists and their data across whole companies.

We’re looking for Senior and Staff level Software Engineers to join as Founding Engineers #10 and #11 and lead the build and development of an all-in-one data analytics platform that’ll help scientists leverage the power of intelligent databases, elegant visualisations and ML models.

If this sounds like an opportunity for you, or if you’d like to hear more- please apply below!

Tech Stack

Typescript
Javascript
Node
Postgres
GraphQL
React
GCP

Location

London Bridge (with remote working flexibility)

About the company

Techruiter.io focuses on tech recruitment with a flexible, client-centric model. It matches engineers and other tech roles by tailoring its recruitment services to each client’s needs, letting them hire faster, slower, or pause hiring without financial penalties. The service relies on the founders’ deep industry experience, market knowledge, and transparent communication to guide clients through interview processes, salary guidelines, and regional nuances, while managing the whole hiring pipeline. Compared with others, Techruiter.io emphasizes flexibility, transparency, and brand representation, delivering honest feedback about capability and suitability. The company aims to help clients hire efficiently while maintaining integrity and quality, continuously pursuing precise delivery and strong candidate fit.

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

2019

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What believers are saying

Techruiter lists 17 open roles in 2025-2026, showing active hiring demand.
Its website highlights placements at Comcast, NCR, FloSports, and Kareo.
LinkedIn shows a recruiter moving to Checkout.com, signaling ongoing enterprise-facing relationships.

What critics are saying

Techruiter depends on client hiring demand; any 2026 freeze cuts fee revenue fast.
LinkedIn talent partners like Checkout.com replace agencies with in-house recruiters and RPO.
Job-board commoditization and AI sourcing tools squeeze margins; a platform shift threatens survival.

What makes Techruiter unique

Founded in 2019, Techruiter targets engineering, product, and science hiring in London.
It emphasizes flexible recruitment pauses without financial penalties, reducing client switching friction.
Its recruiter-led model serves AI, fintech, and deep-tech roles across Europe.

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