Join as a founding engineer to build the backbone of a sophisticated agentic platform replacing manual auditing processes. You will own end-to-end AI workflows from model fine-tuning to deployment, directly influencing the product roadmap. This role offers high autonomy, a path to San Francisco, and the chance to shape the future of a legacy industry.
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Founding AI Engineer at Bead AI
Are you an AI Engineer ready to build the future of agentic workflows? Join an ambitious founding team in London building an AI-first platform that automates complex enterprise audits. With a generous $160k-$210k salary and up to 1.5% equity, this role offers high ownership and a guaranteed path to San Francisco in 2026. If you thrive in autonomy and want to deploy LLMs that solve real-world problems in massive legacy industries, this founding role is your next big move.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
Bead AI
SoftwareSan Francisco, United StatesSeed
We are building a trust layer for enterprise - so companies can handle risk in real time, not 6 months in retrospect; we are a team of Meta and 11x; tackling a $50B market.
We have lots of commercial traction, super clear roadmap, and are hiring two founding engineers to help us build the product and reach commercial goals.
What you'll do
What you will do
- Develop and scale the core agentic engine to replace manual enterprise workflows with fully autonomous AI agents.
- Lead end-to-end AI engineering including data processing, fine-tuning, evaluation, and production deployment of LLM-based systems.
- Collaborate directly with customers and founders to translate user feedback into a robust, high-performance product roadmap.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- Proven track record of building, launching, and scaling complex agentic systems and production-grade AI workflows.
- Pragmatic engineering mindset that balances research curiosity with the drive to ship reliable solutions using proven technologies.
- High-impact individual with a desire to eventually found their own company and the ability to thrive in early-stage ambiguity.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Significant ownership as a founding team member with generous equity (0.8-1.5%) and clear impact on the core agentic architecture.
- Unique relocation opportunity with full visa support to move from London to San Francisco in late 2026 as the company scales its US presence.
- High-agency environment where you will tackle complex, ambiguous problems alongside ambitious founders in a massive, underserved market.
Jack & Jill
How Jack & Jill work together
I get to know what you’re great at, then find roles you’d never find yourself.Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support.
I recruit from Jack’s network and make the intro when I spot a great match.And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate.
Meet Jack
Jack gets to know what you're great at and what you want next, then searches 15 million jobs daily and helps you discover roles at companies like this.
How does this work?
Jack’s an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you.
Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack’s network.
If it’s a match and the company wants to meet you, they’ll make the intro. In the meantime, if you’d like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.