Join LockStep as a Founding Engineer to bridge the gap between bespoke consulting and static software. You will architect a delivery system that scales AI implementations across entire private equity portfolios. By automating complex workflows and building reusable infrastructure, you’ll directly impact EBITDA for mid-sized enterprises while defining the technical foundation of the company.
Founding Engineer at LockStep
Are you a full-stack engineer ready to move beyond AI prototypes? LockStep is hiring a Founding Engineer to build a scalable delivery system that transforms operations for private equity-backed businesses. With a full pipeline through 2026 and meaningful equity on the table, you will architect the infrastructure that turns bespoke AI implementations into a compounding technical engine. This isn't just about building another chatbot; it's about redesigning mission-critical workflows and owning the technical vision of a business where demand is already proven. Join us in the UK to define the future of operational AI.
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Location
London, United Kingdom
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
LockStep
Role overview
The AI Transformation Partner for PE-Backed, Mid-Market, Portfolio Companies
What you will do
- Architect and implement the core delivery system, focusing on reusable infrastructure, workflow patterns, and deployment tooling.
- Balance technical leadership with hands-on delivery, spending 40% of your time working directly with clients to solve messy, real-world operational challenges.
- Scale the engineering team and create internal knowledge systems that turn project experience into shared, automated capabilities.
Who this is a fit for
- Proven full-stack engineer who has shipped production-grade AI systems, moving beyond simple prototypes to resilient, real-world applications.
- Exceptional ability to identify reusable patterns within fragmented data and complex workflows to build scalable software solutions.
- Practical, curious, and ambitious leader ready to own technical strategy and build the foundation of a high-growth AI delivery platform.
Why this role is remarkable
- Become a technical founder of a business with a proven market and a full customer pipeline through the end of 2026.
- Move beyond “chatbot” AI into building mission-critical systems that fundamentally redesign how mid-sized, PE-backed businesses operate.
- Secure meaningful equity and genuine ownership of the technical direction while building a compounding delivery engine from day one.
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