As employee #7, you will build and ship core AI features for a platform transforming how a trillion-dollar industry assesses risk. You will own technical infrastructure end-to-end, drive architectural decisions, and manage enterprise deployments for global insurers. This high-impact role blends cutting-edge agentic AI engineering with direct client-facing product delivery.
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Founding Engineer at nettle
Join a high-growth London startup as employee #7 and help rebuild the trillion-dollar commercial insurance industry from the ground up. Backed by Project A and executives from Allianz and SwissRe, this role offers the rare chance to lead AI engineering and enterprise deployments for global insurers. You'll work directly with ex-QuantumBlack founders to ship agentic AI workflows that turn weeks of manual risk assessment into minutes. If you are a senior engineer with 7+ years of experience who thrives on ownership and wants a career-defining equity stake, this is the launchpad you've been looking for.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
nettle
Insurance / Software
nettle is an end-to-end workflow solution underpinned by AI agents to supercharge risk assessment and revolutionise commercial insurance.
nettle's agentic solution assists users with remote risk identification, bespoke inspection guides, mobile evidence analysis, and instant report generation - transforming a week-long process into a one-click solution. With nettle, insurers can assess 5x the number of risks and underwrite more business, faster, and with greater precision.
What you'll do
What you will do
- Build and ship production-grade AI features using LLMs and agentic workflows to automate complex risk engineering processes.
- Lead on-premise Docker-based enterprise deployments and represent the engineering team in technical sessions with client IT and Infosec teams.
- Establish the company’s technical foundation, engineering culture, and development processes to 10x output as the team scales.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- 7+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in Python (Flask/Django) and modern TypeScript/React ecosystems.
- Proven track record of shipping products from scratch and a background in high-level research or higher education (BSc/MSc/PhD).
- Highly productive with AI development tools and comfortable operating at the intersection of engineering, infrastructure, and customer delivery.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Join a high-calibre founding team led by ex-QuantumBlack and McKinsey experts who have already scaled AI products to $1M+ ARR.
- Backed by leading European VC Project A and elite insurance executives from Allianz, AXA, and SwissRe, with established global enterprise traction.
- Unique opportunity to own the full technical lifecycle, from building multi-agent GenAI workflows to navigating on-premise deployments for world-leading financial institutions.
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