Founding Engineer | £100m Funding - No VC Money
🚀 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