Software Engineer
Founding Engineer
Manchester (Hybrid)
AI Product / Mobile / SaaS
The Opportunity
We’re working with an early-stage, mission-led software business looking to hire a Founding Engineer to play a key role in the next evolution of their product.
The business already has a live platform and strong market relevance — the next phase is about rebuilding and improving the product for the AI era , with a particular focus on user experience, intelligent workflows, and mobile-first product thinking .
This is a rare opportunity to join at a genuinely influential stage, working directly with the founders to help shape what gets built, how it gets built, and where the product goes next .
If you’re the kind of engineer who enjoys owning product problems , building in ambiguity, and turning ideas into shipped features, this is a very interesting role.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Taking a hands-on role in the evolution of the core product and mobile experience
- Building and shipping features using modern AI tooling , including LLMs, prompt engineering, and agent-based workflows
- Improving and shaping the user experience through better product thinking, architecture, and delivery
- Working closely with the founders to turn product ideas into scalable, high-quality software
- Identifying where AI can genuinely improve customer outcomes — not just where it looks good on a roadmap
- Making practical decisions around architecture, integrations, tooling, and technical direction
- Helping establish the foundations for the future engineering roadmap and team
What We’re Looking For
- Strong hands-on software engineering background
- Experience building and shipping real product in startup, scale-up, or high-ownership environments
- Experience working on customer-facing applications , ideally with some exposure to mobile / app-led products
- Practical experience using AI in production, including areas like:
- LLMs
- prompt engineering
- AI-assisted workflows
- agent-based functionality
- Comfortable working across product, engineering, and technical problem-solving
- A strong builder mindset — someone who enjoys getting things live, improving products, and solving meaningful user problems
- Comfortable in a fast-moving, founder-led environment
Nice to Have
- Experience with consumer products , engagement-led products, or behaviour-driven applications
- Exposure to open banking , fintech, or data-led products
- Experience working as an early technical hire or in a Founding Engineer / first product engineer type role
- Interest in helping shape technical direction as the business grows
Why Join
- Founding-level opportunity with genuine ownership
- Direct access to founders and product direction
- Opportunity to help shape an AI-native product in a meaningful way
- High-impact role where you can influence both what gets built and how it gets built
- Hybrid working in Manchester
- Equity opportunity as part of the package