Confidential company, Engineering
Founding Engineer at VC-backed AI operations startup
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Compensation
- Not Disclosed + Equity
Become the technical founder of a well-funded AI operations startup where high-volume demand already exists, building the production-grade systems that redesign critical enterprise workflows for massive, measurable impact. As the first engineering hire, you will own the architectural vision and architect a compounding delivery system that turns complex, fragmented data into scalable solutions while seeing your work materially improve how businesses actually run across entire investment portfolios from day one.
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Role overview
As the first engineering hire, you will design and build a scalable delivery system that automates critical workflows for enterprise clients. This role balances 60% architecture and infrastructure development with 40% hands-on implementation. You will bridge the gap between bespoke client needs and a compounding, reusable platform that powers production-grade AI solutions.
About the company
VC-backed AI operations startup
What you will do
- Own the architecture and implementation of a core delivery system that turns bespoke workflows into reusable internal tooling.
- Collaborate directly with leadership and enterprise clients to translate messy, real-world operational challenges into robust AI systems.
- Lead the development of production-grade AI integrations and deployment infrastructure that scales capacity to meet existing demand.
Who this is a fit for
- Full-stack engineer with a proven track record of shipping production-level AI systems, not just experimental prototypes.
- Highly practical builder who can identify reusable patterns within fragmented data and complex, real-world business processes.
- Relentlessly curious individual who thrives in a founding role and wants to define technical standards from the ground up.
Why this role is remarkable
- Direct technical ownership and founding equity in a business with a pre-validated market and a full pipeline through 2026.
- Build a unique delivery system where every implementation compounds, rather than starting from scratch for every enterprise client.
- Opportunity to influence the technical direction of a well-funded startup already partnered with major investment firms and portfolios.
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