Data Engineer

Job description

FOUNDING DATA ENGINEER

REMOTE (OPTION TO RELLOCATE)

£110K + EQUITY

THE COMPANY

This innovative AI start up is redefining safety and reliability in AI models. While competitors like GPT and DeepMind struggle with hallucinations and illegal content generation, this company adds safety control layers to ensure AI outputs are trustworthy and compliant. Working with high-profile, they’re building AI models that can even generate entire websites. As a Founding Data Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of their mission—building real-time data pipelines from scratch to power their cutting-edge AI research.

THE ROLE

As the Founding Data Engineer, you’ll design and implement real-time data pipelines that feed high-quality data to their AI research team. This isn’t about ETL maintenance or analytics. T’s about building scalable, high-throughput systems that handle millions of events per day. You’ll work autonomously, collaborate closely with the ML/AI team, and help shape the company’s data architecture as they expand.

Specifically, you can expect to be involved in the following:

• Technical tasks: Building real-time streaming pipelines using AWS (S3, PostgreSQL), with a focus on scalability and performance.
• Other key responsibilities: Maintaining internal systems, choosing modern data tools, and ensuring seamless collaboration with the AI research team.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

The successful Founding Data Engineer will have the following skills and experience:

• Proven experience building data pipelines from scratch, with a focus on real-time streaming ingestion.
• Strong SQL, data architecture, and storage design skills.
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS preferred, GCP acceptable).
• Ability to choose and implement modern data tools independently.
• Experience with high-throughput systems (millions of events/day is ideal).
• Strong collaboration skills with ML/AI teams—understanding their data needs is critical.
• Autonomy, problem-solving, and excellent communication—this is a founding role.

BENEFITS

The successful Founding Data Engineer will receive the following benefits:

• £110,000 salary + equity.
• Relocation support to Paris (or future offices in London/ Netherlands).
• Quarterly in-person meetups in Paris (travel covered).
• The opportunity to shape the data infrastructure of a fast-growing AI startup, working with industry leaders.

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your resume/CV to Joana Alves via the Apply link on this page.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

12-01-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English