Founding Engineer - Incredible Silicon Valley Investors!

London - 4 days a week in the office

Up to £120,000 plus equity

Python, Typescript/React, AWS

Do you have a Founding Engineer mindset, combining product focus and speed of delivery? Do you enjoy designing and building products from 0-1 with autonomy to shape the technical strategy? If so, please read on.

We are working with an amazing AI start-up who have raised $2.5m in pre-seed funding from two of Silicon Valley's premier Seed VCs and some very impressive Angel investors. As Founding Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the product and the company. They’re at the very beginning of an exciting journey, with a huge opportunity to revolutionise an industry prime for technical innovation. This role gives you the unique chance to create something from the ground up while they work towards finding product-market fit.

They’re looking for an ambitious Founding Engineer who’s ready to dive in from day one. This is a fast-paced, high-impact position where you’ll be wearing multiple hats as they build and scale their product.

Tech Stack: Typescript/React, Python on AWS

What Will The Founding Engineer Do:

• Rapidly build and test new ideas to gather user feedback.
• Write both client and Server Side code for web applications.
• Convert user pain points and feedback into actionable product roadmaps.
• Help define and shape our engineering culture and team as we grow.

About You:

• Front End Expertise: Experience with modern client-side languages and frameworks (eg, Typescript, React).
• Back End Knowledge: Comfortable with Back End development using modern Server Side languages (eg, Python).
• Design Enthusiast: You have a passion for creating products that balance functionality with beautiful design.
• AI Applications: Experience building enterprise AI applications across the development stack.
• Start-up-Ready: You thrive in a dynamic environment with constantly evolving priorities.
• Proactive: You act with high agency, taking initiative and ownership of your work from day one.

What’s In It For You?

• Top-of-market compensation to reflect your expertise.
• Meaningful equity - you’ll have a real stake in the company’s success.
• Perks: Relocation sponsorship if needed, plus an amazing opportunity to help build a company from the ground up.

If you’re a proactive Founding Engineer who thrives in a fast-moving, innovative Start-Up environment, please reply with your CV or call Simon for a chat.