Location
Cambridge
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
July 17, 2026
Job Description
Founding Engineer | Cambridge | Hybrid | £70,000-£80,000 + Equity
Tech stack:
Python (FastAPI) - the bread & butter!
React & TypeScript
PostgreSQL
Azure
Docker
AI / LLMs
Some startups are trying to make meetings 3% more efficient. This one is tackling a problem that affects millions of people every day, even if they never realise it.
We're working with a AI-native startup building software for one of the UK's most complex and highly regulated industries. Their platform is already live, solving real customer problems, and they're now looking for a Founding Engineer to help scale both the product and the business.
This isn't joining a team of 50 engineers. It's joining a small, exceptionally bright group where your decisions will influence the product, architecture and engineering culture for years to come.
You'll spend as much time solving problems as you do writing code. One morning might involve designing a new bac...
Tech stack:
Python (FastAPI) - the bread & butter!
React & TypeScript
PostgreSQL
Azure
Docker
AI / LLMs
Some startups are trying to make meetings 3% more efficient. This one is tackling a problem that affects millions of people every day, even if they never realise it.
We're working with a AI-native startup building software for one of the UK's most complex and highly regulated industries. Their platform is already live, solving real customer problems, and they're now looking for a Founding Engineer to help scale both the product and the business.
This isn't joining a team of 50 engineers. It's joining a small, exceptionally bright group where your decisions will influence the product, architecture and engineering culture for years to come.
You'll spend as much time solving problems as you do writing code. One morning might involve designing a new bac...