Join a revenue-generating AI startup as a founding engineer building the core platform for the physical engineering world. You will develop multi-agent systems and geospatial pipelines that automate complex technical workflows for consultancies and regulators. This hybrid role combines deep technical execution with direct client engagement to accelerate global infrastructure delivery.
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Founding Engineer / Forward Deployed Engineer at Stratum
Join Stratum as a Founding Engineer and build the AI-native operating system for the physical engineering world. With £400k in revenue since June and a freshly closed funding round, this isn't just another theoretical AI startup—you'll be shipping production code that accelerates critical infrastructure and climate resilience. If you're a full-stack generalist who loves being as close to the customer as you are to the code, this is your chance to take a high-equity stake in a high-growth team in London.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
Stratum
Engineering5–10+ employees
Stratum - AI startup for physical engineering
What you'll do
What you will do
- Build and ship production-quality features using Python and React, including LLM orchestration and RAG pipelines.
- Lead technical discovery and product demos directly with clients to convert pilots into long-term contracts.
- Own the end-to-end software lifecycle from design decisions and UI/UX to automated testing and CI/CD pipelines.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- Strong full-stack generalist with proven experience shipping production-grade AI/ML systems and multi-agent orchestration.
- Commercially minded engineer comfortable presenting to civil engineers, planning officers, and commercial directors.
- Autonomous operator with a background as a former founder or early-stage engineer who thrives in 0-to-1 ambiguity.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Founding-level influence and equity as the fifth member of a team with £400k in revenue since June.
- Work at the cutting edge of AI and physical engineering to solve real-world problems like climate resilience and infrastructure bottlenecks.
- High-autonomy environment with a freshly closed funding round and active pilots with major engineering consultancies.
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