Founding Engineer / Technical Lead

Job Description

Role: Founding Engineer / Technical LeadLocation: Central London - Site BasedSalary: £120,000 plus BonusAn early-stage venture is building the payments layer for connected vehicles - enabling cars to automatically detect, process, and settle real-world road charges without driver intervention.Parking. Tolls. Congestion charging.

Airport drop-offs. Today these systems are fragmented, manual, and operationally painful. The mission: make vehicle payments invisible.The business is launching where the pain is greatest - rental and fleet operations - helping eliminate unpaid charges, reduce admin overhead, and improve customer experience through intelligent automation.The role will commence in July, so you will need to be available to start quickly.The OpportunityThis is a rare chance to join at day one and shape both the product and engineering function from the ground up.Working directly with an experienced founder, you will architect and build the platform, make foundational technical decisions, and play a key role in defining the future team and culture.This is a hands-on builder role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves quickly, and enjoys creating systems from first principles.What you will ownDesigning and building the core platform and architecture - you decide the technology stack .Integrating with telematics platforms, connected vehicle APIs, and payment infrastructureCreating geospatial decision engines to detect vehicle movement and charge events.Building billing, orchestration, and operational toolingDeveloping scalable backend services and APIsWorking closely with mobility ecosystem partnersEstablishing engineering standards and helping scale the team over timeIdeal BackgroundWe are looking for exceptional builders with start-up experience.What are we looking for Taking products and teams from 0 to 1Building backend platforms and distributed systemsCloud-native platforms and high-scale APIsAnd one or more of the below :Fintech or payments infrastructureMobility, telematics, automotive, fleet, or transport technologyGeospatial systems and location intelligenceTechnical EnvironmentExperience across several of the following is valuable:Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, or similarREST APIs and distributed architecturesAWS and cloud infrastructurePostgreSQL and data-intensive systemsDocker, CI/CD, observability, and reliability engineeringThird-party integrations and secure production systemsThe PersonStrong product instinctsHigh ownership mentalityComfortable making decisions with incomplete informationExcellent communicatorEnergised by startup pace and autonomyInterested in growing into an engineering leadership roleWhy This RoleFounding-level impactSignificant influence across product and technologyDirect customer and partner exposureBuild in a category with enormous potential at the intersection of mobility, payments, and software infrastructurePartner with a founder who has previously built and exited a business in the spaceCoburg Banks Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.TPBN1_UKTJ