As the Founding Technical Lead and first tech hire, you will build Venmark’s AI-platform from scratch to unify and uplift acquired businesses. You will embed directly with SMEs across the UK, translating messy operational challenges into automated systems for scheduling, report generation, and customer communication, driving immediate commercial impact and significant value creation.
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Senior Founding Forward Deployed Engineer at Venmark
Venmark is an AI-native certification company transforming the £67B physical compliance market with a $12m pre-seed from Creandum and Cherry Ventures. As the first technical hire, you will embed with acquired SMEs across the UK to automate mission-critical workflows and build a scalable AI platform from scratch. This is a high-impact, founding role for a pragmatic generalist who wants to bridge the gap between modern AI and real-world operations while earning significant equity participation and absolute ownership over the product.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
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Venmark is the first AI-native certification company for the physical world — a market generating $67bn in annual revenue in Europe alone. We acquire and partner with traditional service providers, bringing them onto our Venmark AI platform to turn fragmented compliance into a single, intelligent system. Think Vanta for buildings, sites and goods. Founded in June 2025 by a serial exited founder and an M&A expert, Venmark raised a $12m Pre-Seed from Creandum and Cherry Ventures.
What you'll do
What you will do
- Embed with acquired companies 2-3 days per week to deeply understand operations, build trust with management, and identify high-leverage automation opportunities.
- Design and build the core AI-platform from scratch, including end-user dashboards, audit trails, and integrations for scheduling and document generation.
- Act as a strategic technical advisor during the acquisition process, evaluating legacy tech stacks and performing due diligence on potential portfolio companies.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- At least 4 years of full-stack software engineering experience with proficiency in NextJS, Java, TypeScript, and building AI-powered workflow automations.
- Exceptional communicator capable of building trust with non-technical SME operators and translating complex business problems into elegant, production-ready technical solutions.
- Pragmatic generalist willing to travel across the UK who enjoys moving from 0-to-1 in ambiguous environments and shipping software at high velocity.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Work directly with a serial exited founder and M&A expert to transform a massive £67B fragmented market through a unique buy-and-build AI strategy.
- High-impact founding role with significant equity participation and absolute ownership over the platform architecture and technical roadmap from day zero.
- Immediate feedback loop where you see your AI-powered automations improve real-world margins and operational efficiency for essential physical-world businesses.
Jack & Jill
How Jack & Jill work together
I get to know what you’re great at, then find roles you’d never find yourself.Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support.
I recruit from Jack’s network and make the intro when I spot a great match.And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate.
Meet Jack
Jack gets to know what you're great at and what you want next, then searches 15 million jobs daily and helps you discover roles at companies like this.
How does this work?
Jack’s an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you.
Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack’s network.
If it’s a match and the company wants to meet you, they’ll make the intro. In the meantime, if you’d like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.