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Founding Engineer
I am supporting a well funded early stage AI startup building real time coaching technology embedded directly into live sales calls. Their platform delivers instant, contextual guidance during conversations, surfacing the right prompts and discovery questions as the call unfolds.
The company raised £1.6M in seed funding from reputable investors and is backed by experienced operators from successful UK technology businesses. They are operating in one of the fastest moving areas of enterprise software, with genuinely novel technology and strong early validation.
They are now hiring their first Founding Engineer to work directly with the CTO.
The Opportunity
This is a true 0 to 1 role. You will design, ship and own product end to end, from ideation through deployment. You will make foundational architectural decisions, write production code used by real customers, and help shape the engineering culture from the ground up.
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They are looking for someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves quickly, and is comfortable making decisions with incomplete information. High agency and a strong bias toward action are essential.
This role includes 1.5 percent equity, currently valued at approximately £97,500 at the latest round, with significant upside potential as the business scales toward Series A and beyond.
Core requirements:
- 3 plus years of engineering experience
- Strong in React and comfortable across the full JavaScript and TypeScript stack
- Backend experience building REST APIs using NestJS or Express Or Python
- Experience with MongoDB or similar databases
- Evidence of building independently, for example side projects, startups, open source work
- Experience in a company with fewer than 50 employees
- High agency and comfort operating in fast moving environments
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Nice to have:
- Previous founder experience or strong interest in founding
- AI native workflow experience, for example using modern AI development tools and agents
- Experience with AWS and infrastructure as code, such as CDK
- Familiarity with CI and CD, TDD and DevOps principles
- Strong product instincts or UI and UX awareness
Compensation
- £95,000 base, depending on experience
- 1.5 percent equity, approx. £97,500 at current valuation
- Comprehensive health insurance
- Office based in London, five days per week
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