Founding AI Engineer

We are working with Nexcade, a London-based start-up using agentic AI to automate and disrupt the $210BN supply chain and freight forwarding industry.

We're helping them hire a Founding AI Engineer.

This ambitious company has closed a pre-seed round of $2.4 million. Their investors have backed AI leaders like Synthesia, Genie AI, Superlinked, Plain, Signal AI, Dust.tt & MindsDB.

Founded in early 2025 by supply chain and AI experts, they are looking for ambitious, mission-driven builders to join them in creating the next generation of automation technology from the ground up and redefine the global supply chain.

Job Description

As Nexcade's Founding AI Engineer, you will play a foundational role in shaping the product and company, as you build and refine AI-driven agents for workflow automation and decision-making in supply chain operations. Your work will focus on integrating, orchestrating, and optimising AI systems to interact dynamically with real-world business processes.

This is a full-time position working in the Kennington, London office 4+ days per week.

Responsibilities

• Develop & optimise AI-driven agents for real-time automation
• Work closely with founders, product engineers, and customers to understand pain points and design AI workflows that create real-world value
• Integrate AI models into operational workflows
• Ensure reliability through fail-safes, self-healing, and fallback mechanisms
• Monitor & improve AI performance with feedback loops and observability tools
• Collaborate with Data Engineers to ensure AI has accurate, real-time data
• Implement human-in-the-loop systems where needed

Skills and Qualifications

• Exceptional Python skills and experience with LLM-powered AI orchestration frameworks (e.g., DSPy, LangChain, or similar)
• Experience in AI-driven automation & orchestration in production environments
• Proven ability to optimise AI agents for reliability and efficiency
• Familiarity with data pipelines & integrations
• Interest in AI process automation & workflow design

And ideally you

• Thrive in fast-moving environments and work at a high pace
• Enjoy owning and solving problems, act decisively, think from first principles, and don't accept conventional constraints.
• Seek every opportunity for growth. You're curious, adaptable, and quick to pick up new things.
• Build with purpose, solving real-world problems that create meaningful impact for Nexcade's customers and the world.
• Embrace challenges and don't fear failure.
• Are a strong team player who can collaborate and communicate openly, directly, and with intent.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary up to £145K upwards + generous equity as a founding hire
• 30 days annual leave
• Pension through Penfold
• Employee health insurance
• Monthly gym & health allowance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Weekly team lunches & socials
• Enhanced parental leave
• The satisfaction of building a world-class AI-powered product with a great team

Interview Process

• Introductory chat with one of the founders (45 mins - remote)
• Behavioural & technical interview (half day - onsite)
• Informal culture fit session (onsite)

Nexcade is an equal-opportunity employer and encourages applications from underrepresented groups.