Softweb Resourcing
Founding AI Engineer - Video
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Founding AI Engineer – Applied AI / Computer Vision - London / Hybrid
We’re looking for a Founding AI Engineer to join an exciting early-stage Computer Vision AI company building cutting-edge agentic workflows and AI-powered video tools used in large-scale media environments. With multiple deals signed, now is a terrific time to join!
This is a rare opportunity to become the first dedicated AI hire in a fast-moving revenue generating pre-seed startup already running frontier AI models in production. You’ll work directly with the founders, own AI engineering end-to-end, and have a major impact across product quality, infrastructure efficiency, and technical direction.
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We’re looking for a high calibre AI Engineer that will be a key hire where you’ll make a significant contribution to the product, bringing down token usage, and working on the next generation of product.
What we’re looking for:
- 5+ years’ experience within Applied AI / ML / MLOps
- Strong Python and production AI systems experience
- Experience with LLMs, Generative AI, prompt engineering, or agentic workflows
- Exposure to AI infrastructure, deployment, evals, or optimisation
- Startup mindset with a hands-on, product-focused approach
- Computer vision / video / VFX / rendering experience beneficial
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What’s on offer:
- £100k - £140k base + equity
- Founding-level ownership
- 1 day a week in London
- Greenfield AI engineering challenges
- Direct collaboration with founders
If you enjoy building practical AI systems, moving quickly, and solving real-world problems with modern AI tooling, we’d love to hear from you.
Sound like your kind of challenge? Apply now for immediate consideration or for a chat.
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