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Founding Front End Engineer
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Founding Front End Engineer - Pre Seed Fintech Startup
London (hybrid) | £40,000–£50,000 + equity
We're partnering with an early-stage fintech startup building a fresh way to manage cash. Backed by a strong pre-seed round and advised by a former challenger bank CEO, they're assembling their founding engineering team and looking for someone who can lead on the front end while getting stuck into infrastructure too.
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- Lead the build of a beautiful, intuitive consumer-facing product
- Own front-end architecture and UX implementation
- Get hands-on with CI/CD pipelines, deployment and cloud infrastructure
- Work closely with the founding team to shape both product and process
What you'll bring
- Strong front-end expertise (React or similar) - this is your primary craft
- Bonus for good working knowledge of DevOps and infrastructure - comfortable with cloud platforms, deployment pipelines, and keeping things running smoothly
- Interest or experience in fintech/regulated industries a plus
- Early-stage mindset: happy to wear multiple hats and figure things out
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What's in it for you
- £40k–£50k salary
- Equity - genuine founding-team upside
- Real ownership over the product experience
- Room to grow into a more senior/lead role as the team scales
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