Join a small team of elite builders as a Founding Software Engineer creating a revolutionary semantic engine. You will build core infrastructure that translates natural language into complex SQL, enabling business leaders to query data in plain English. This high-impact role involves end-to-end feature ownership, technical leadership, and shaping the future of business intelligence.
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London, United KingdomNot Disclosed + Equity
Founding Software Engineer at VC-backed AI data analytics platform
Are you ready to redefine how the world interacts with data? We are seeking a Founding Software Engineer to join a well-funded AI startup in London building a revolutionary natural language interface for data. You will own the core semantic engine, work with elite engineers, and ship features that power data-driven decisions for global blue-chip companies from day one.
Overview
Role overview
Company
About the company
VC-backed AI data analytics platform
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Architect and scale a best-in-class semantic engine to support complex data modeling and enterprise-grade metrics.
- Act as a tech lead for key clients, translating their feedback directly into production-ready product features.
- Develop an expressive, low-barrier semantic layer format that handles advanced data modeling for modern enterprises.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- Exceptional software engineering skills with a strong preference for functional programming techniques and first-principles thinking.
- Deep expertise in SQL and database internals, comfortable wrangling complex data structures for AI-driven querying.
- A product-focused mindset with the autonomy to ship major features quickly in a high-speed startup setting.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Work at the intersection of LLMs and data infrastructure, building a product used by blue-chip global enterprises.
- Backed by top-tier VCs with significant funding to disrupt the massive business intelligence market.
- Influence the company culture and technical direction as an early hire in a fast-moving, high-trust environment.
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