Founding Software Engineer

Location City of London
Discipline: Connect AI
Salary: £70,000 – £90,000
Published: 1 day ago

Founding Software Engineer — AI Startup

Salary: £70,000 – £90,000 + significant equity stake

About the company
Join a London-based AI startup that just raised a £5M seed round. As a founding engineer, you’ll be part of the team building the core platform from scratch. You will have direct input on architecture, tech stack, and product decisions.

What you’ll do

  • Build scalable backend and frontend systems end-to-end.

  • Implement core AI/ML infrastructure in collaboration with the data team.

  • Define best practices for testing, CI/CD, and product scalability.

  • Influence technical roadmap and product features at the executive level.

Requirements

  • 3+ years software engineering experience, ideally full stack.

  • Comfortable with Python, Node.js, React, or similar stacks.

  • Passion for startups — thrive in ambiguity, hands-on, and proactive.

  • Interested in equity and long-term company growth.