Founding Engineer
This is a hands-on senior engineering role for someone who wants to work on real-world AI systems, not proofs of concept or hype projects.
You'll be joining a small, founder-led team building an AI-driven platform that automates complex, document-heavy workflows. The focus is on applying modern AI tooling in production environments where reliability, accuracy, and clarity really matter.
This is a genuine build-phase role with meaningful ownership and influence over how the product evolves.
What you'll be doing
Building and maintaining backend services and APIs in Python
Working with AI / LLM-driven workflows in production systems
Designing robust, scalable backend architecture
Collaborating closely with founders and senior stakeholders
Taking features from concept through to live deployment
What they're looking for
Strong commercial experience as a Python engineer
Solid backend engineering fundamentals
Interest or exposure to AI / LLM integration (production use, not research)
Comfortable working autonomously in a small team
Pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset
Context
Early-stage, product-led environment
Small, senior engineering team
High trust and autonomy
Remote-first UK setup
- Monthly MCR meet ups
- Up to £90k