Founding Engineer | £100m Funding - No VC Money

Job description

Founding Engineer | £100m Bootstrapped Funding

We’re partnered with an ambitious AI startup building the intelligence layer that can autonomously run small businesses

Working alongside a highly successful technical founder (previous $300m bootstrapped exit), they are assembling a world-class founding team to build something entirely new

Up to £150k + Up to 1% equity

True founding engineer scope

⚡ Fast-moving, high-impact environment

The Role:

This is a hands-on founding engineer position where you will be shipping fast, shaping architecture, and embedding cutting-edge AI directly into the product

You will be building systems that enable thousands of businesses to operate autonomously

What you’ll do:

⚙ Build and ship step-changing product features end-to-end

⚙ Integrate advanced AI capabilities including voice, reasoning, and context management

⚙ Design and own scalable APIs connecting products and intelligence systems

⚙ Architect data pipelines that power decision-making and agent context

⚙ Build backend systems for knowledge extraction, enrichment, and automation

⚙ Contribute to DevOps practices across CI/CD, infrastructure, and observability

What we’re looking for:

Deep full-stack JavaScript or strong backend Python expertise

High agency mindset with end-to-end ownership

Strong track record of shipping production-ready features quickly

AI fluency and ability to leverage tools for speed and efficiency

High standards with a focus on quality and outcomes

Why join:

Meaningful equity with real value

High salary without compromising stability

Best-in-class tools, hardware, and setup

Proven founding team with a $300m exit track record

Significant internal funding with no external pressure

If you want to build at the frontier of AI and be part of a founding team creating something category-defining, let’s connect

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

22-04-2026

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