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Job Description
About Village
Village is building the worlds first agentic AI assistant for parents not just to remind of their invisible admin tasks (think booking appointments managing household logistics coordinating childcare etc) but to use agentic AI to get the tasks done on their behalf.
Our mission is to reduce the invisible mental load of parenting: the endless admin around school events birthday parties childcare and logistics. Our AI automates routine parenting tasks so families can focus on what really matters.
Were early-stage fast-moving and backed by leading investors and were starting with our first user-facing experience: the Birthday Party Planner.
Tasks
Were looking for a Backend Engineer Trainee to join us for a 2-week paid project with the potential to extend into a longer-term or full-time role.
Youll work closely with the founder and product team to:
- Build and test key backend systems
- Integrate with tools like Google Calendar and Amazon
- Coordinate multi-step task flows for reminders RSVPs and gifting
- Lay the foundation for agent-powered automation
This is an ideal opportunity for someone excited about AI startups and building something real fast.
What Youll Work On
In your first two weeks youll help:
- Detect and store birthday event info from calendar or manual input
- Recommend and manage gift options based on child profile and delivery window
- Track task states (e.g. RSVP sent gift purchased reminder scheduled)
- Trigger notifications for key events (e.g. day-of party prep)
Requirements
What Were Looking For:
Were looking for an engineer with the following experience:
- Data Integration & API Architecture - Build robust integrations with calendar APIs (Google Outlook) email parsing e-commerce platforms (Amazon Target) messaging services and weather/location APIs. Need experience with RESTful APIs webhooks and managing multiple third-party service integrations.
- AI/ML Integration & Natural Language Processing - Implement intelligent text parsing to extract party details from emails/calendars build a gift recommendation engine considering age/budget/delivery factors and integrate LLM APIs for conversational features like RSVP drafting and thank-you message generation.
- Mobile-First Frontend with Smart Notifications - Develop cross-platform mobile app (React Native/Flutter) with push notification system intuitive UI for busy parents offline capability for core features and real-time updates for gift shipments and RSVP status changes.
About You
- Youre excited to work on a mission-driven product
- Youre curious about agentic AI and automation
- You enjoy working independently with support when needed
- Youre available to start this week
Benefits
Well provide:
- Clear product flows and spec guidance
- Direct mentorship and fast feedback
- Opportunity of a permanent role after two weeks
- Access to a huge network of start ups and job opportunities through our network
- Central London office
How to Apply
Include the follwing in your application:
- A few lines on why this role interests you
- A link to something youve built (GitHub portfolio or CV)
- Confirmation that youre available to start this week (w/c 30 June)
Wed love to hear from you
Employment Type
Full Time
