Founding Engineer x 2

W Talent
London, United Kingdom
3 weeks ago
£100,000 – £130,000 pa

Salary

£100,000 – £130,000 pa

Posted
30 Mar 2026 (3 weeks ago)

Founding Engineer (AI / Data / Infrastructure)

London (in-office) | £(Apply online only)k + equity

Most engineering roles optimise for comfort.

This one doesn't.

No legacy systems.

No endless backlog grooming.

No "just ship the ticket."

This is a true 0 → 1 build.

You'll join a well-funded early-stage company working across AI, data, and complex systems - building production-grade platforms from first principles.

From day one, you'll shape:

The product

The architecture

How engineering is done

What you'll do

This isn't a narrow role.

You'll go deep in one area (AI, Data, or Infrastructure) while operating across the stack:

Build and deploy AI systems in production

Design data pipelines and transformation layers

Architect scalable, multi-tenant systems

Own problems end-to-end - from idea → live product

Who this is for

Engineers who get bored maintaining existing systems

People who prefer ambiguity over rigid specs

Builders who have actually shipped things

Engineers using AI tools to move faster, not slower

Those who want real ownership, not just responsibility

Why this role

Small team, high impact

Direct exposure to users and decision-making

Systems being built to scale - not patched later

Engineering drives the company, not the other way around

Package

£100k-£130k base (flexible for exceptional candidates)

Meaningful early equity

In-person, high-trust environment

High expectations, high autonomyIf you're looking for comfort, this isn't it.

If you want to build from zero and own what you build…

Let's talk

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