Startup Engineer Jobs in Europe
European startup engineer roles are common across all major hubs. London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, Stockholm, Lisbon, and increasingly remote-EU. Compensation runs 25–40% below US in cash. Equity grants are typically smaller in absolute terms but with cleaner mechanics (less back-loaded vesting, friendlier early-exercise rights). The work is similar to US. Wear many hats, ship fast, talk to users. With stronger employee protections and statutory benefits.
9 active 44% remote median salary $387k
| 1. | Software Engineer (AI & Automation) – Fintech Startup Firm (Amakor Capital) London, London, United Kingdom | hybrid | full-time | entry | python, ai/ml, llms | 3mo ago |
| 2. | AI Builder / Junior Founding Engineer (Planetary Labour) Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden | on-site | full-time | entry | go, ai, backend | 3mo ago |
| 3. | AI Engineer (trg.recruitment) London, London, United Kingdom | From £200,000/yr | on-site | full-time | mid | python, typescript, react | 3mo ago |
| 4. | Python AI Engineer (DeweyLearn, Inc.) United States+11 | remote | full-time | entry | python, ai, llm | 3mo ago |
| 5. | Senior Python AI Engineer (DeweyLearn, Inc.) United States+11 | remote | full-time | senior | python, api development, llms | 3mo ago |
| 6. | Founding Head of Engineering (AI) (Deploy IQ) United Kingdom | remote | full-time | executive | ai/ml, llms, agent systems | 3mo ago |
| 7. | Founding AI Engineer (Healthcare) (ReClym Health) United States+1 | remote | full-time | lead | fastapi, react, next.js | 3mo ago |
| 8. | Founding / Software Engineer (Atarus) London, United Kingdom | on-site | full-time | lead | python, typescript, cloud infrastructure | 3mo ago |
| 9. | London, United Kingdom | £210,000 – £305,000/yr | on-site | full-time | senior | llm fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, sft | 3mo ago |
Frequently asked questions
- What does a startup engineer in europe earn?
- European base salaries typically run 25–40% below US comp, partially offset by smaller equity grants, lower cost of living, and richer benefits. The typical band for a startup engineer runs $120k–$200k base + early-stage equity.
- Are startup engineer jobs in europe remote-friendly?
- 4 of the current 9 listings (44%) allow remote work; the rest are on-site or hybrid in Europe.
- What companies hire startup engineer jobs in europe?
- Jobs Base aggregates listings across YC-backed startups, growth-stage companies, and selected larger companies hiring with builder-role characteristics.
- What's the difference between a startup engineer and a regular startup engineer?
- Jobs Base only lists builder roles. Positions where one person owns the product end-to-end. We filter out ticket-driven, narrowly-scoped roles even when the title matches. About 9% of listings scraped match this definition.