Join Helmguard.ai as a founding engineer to build the core infrastructure supporting our AI-native services. You will design backend services and secure, multi-tenant Azure foundations that handle high-stakes risk management for financial and healthcare leaders. This is a high-impact role shaping the technical direction and culture of a fast-scaling startup.
Founding Engineer, Infrastructure & Platform at Helmguard
Helmguard.ai is building agent-native risk infrastructure for a world run by AI. You will own the Azure-based foundations and backend services that move risk management from manual checkpoints to continuous, AI-driven systems of action.
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Location
London, United Kingdom
Compensation
Not Disclosed + Equity
Company
Helmguard
Role overview
Software
HelmGuard Technologies, Inc. provides an AI-native enterprise trust and risk assurance platform that functions as an “Enterprise AI Risk Operating System” for security, compliance, and operations teams.[1][3] The company’s platform consolidates risk, security, and compliance data into a unified intelligence layer and uses specialized, autonomous AI agents to execute tasks such as risk assessments, compliance mapping, third‑party/vendor risk management, incident and exposure detection, and customer assurance reporting.[1][3][5] By orchestrating AI agents across multiple risk domains—including cybersecurity, IT, legal, finance, and regulatory compliance—HelmGuard enables continuous monitoring, predictive exposure detection, and generation of stakeholder‑ready, evidence‑backed reports, helping enterprises make faster, clearer, and more accountable security and risk decisions at scale.[1][3][4][5]
What you will do
- Build and own mission-critical backend services, APIs, and async workflows using TypeScript, Node.js, and Postgres.
- Architect and manage Azure foundations using Terraform, focusing on Container Apps, Service Bus, and Entra ID.
- Design robust multi-tenant isolation patterns across compute and data layers to meet strict enterprise security requirements.
Who this is a fit for
- 6+ years of backend engineering experience with deep infrastructure knowledge and a history of shipping and owning production services.
- Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and container orchestration within the Azure ecosystem (or ready to ramp fast).
- Proven experience managing end-to-end compliance (SOC 2 or ISO 27001) and maintaining high operational security standards.
Why this role is remarkable
- Massive growth potential with seven-figure revenue already secured via multi-year contracts with global financial and healthcare enterprises.
- Exceptional pedigree, with founders from Palantir and leading academic institutions including Oxford, Stanford, and ETH.
- Unique opportunity to define the infrastructure layer for agent-native software, moving beyond simple assistants to “systems of action.”
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