You will design and build the “machine” that creates and operates these companies. This involves architecting AI systems, automating complex commercial processes, and developing internal products that allow tiny teams to do the work of hundreds. You’ll own technical problems end-to-end, moving seamlessly between abstract reasoning and production-grade implementation.
Senior Systems Engineer at Telemachus
Telemachus is redefining how companies are built, having scaled to $15 million ARR in just 11 months with an elite, tiny team. As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will build the technical core of the 'machine' that creates new businesses, designing AI systems and automation that allow small groups to operate at massive scale. We are seeking exceptional builders—former CTOs or technical generalists from elite backgrounds like Jane Street—who thrive on ownership and solving ambiguous commercial problems. Based in London, this role offers the chance to work at the intersection of AI, distributed systems, and organizational design.
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Location
London, United Kingdom
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Telemachus
Role overview
Telemachus is a machine which clones and improves large chunks of the economy. It puts together small teams (of around 4 people), provides them with capital, deep expertise and all the necessary infrastructure to clone and improve inefficient businesses within a year. In order to align incentives, each team member is rewarded with ~£1m cash bonuses in event of success, albeit with generous cash comp in event of failure. In the event of failure, the team members will be reassigned to different projects.
As execution becomes easier and context becomes less scarce, large numbers of inefficient and poorly-run businesses which neither be targeted by PE or the sole focus of a VC-backed startup; Telemachus’ goal is to be the new sort of company which does this.
What you will do
- Build AI systems capable of understanding and acting upon distributed information across emails, databases, and external software platforms.
- Design and implement the data models and infrastructure required to launch and scale new business units rapidly and reliably.
- Take full ownership of technical solutions, from understanding commercial requirements to deploying and observing systems in production.
Who this is a fit for
- Exceptional technical builder with experience as a CTO or founding engineer, or a generalist with a background from places like Jane Street.
- Proven ability to solve complex, poorly specified problems by building substantial systems from scratch rather than just contributing to existing ones.
- Strong commercial judgment and the ability to choose the right engineering problems to solve to drive meaningful business growth.
Why this role is remarkable
- Join one of the fastest-growing UK startups, reaching $15 million ARR in less than a year with an incredibly small, elite team.
- Work directly with founders to solve ambiguous, high-impact problems across AI, distributed systems, and organizational machinery.
- High degree of autonomy and ownership; there are no product managers or platform layers between you and the real-world commercial outcomes.
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