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. 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.
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Location
London, United Kingdom
Compensation
Up to £100k + Equity
Company
Stratum
Role overview
Engineering5–10+ employees
Stratum is an AI startup founded by researchers from the UK AI Security Institute and physical engineers from firms like Arup, Atkins, Jacobs etc. Our mission is to radically disrupt the engineering consulting industry whose incentive structures underserve society at scale. We are building a platform for engineers placing technology at the heart of every discipline, accelerating how quickly things can be built, helping better mitigate climate change and drive sustainable growth and development.
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 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 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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