Founding Engineer (£80k-£120k + Equity) at AI infrastructure security startup

Jack & Jill\u002FExternal ATS
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Compensation
£ 120K

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Architectural Patterns
Python
Load Balancing
Caching
Backend
FastAPI
Front End Software Development

Job description

To apply, speak to Jack. He's an AI agent that sends you unmissable jobs and then helps you ace the interview. He'll make sure you are considered for this role, and help you find others if you ask., As a Founding Engineer, you will build the next generation of AI security that learns and adapts to protect autonomous systems in critical environments like finance and healthcare. You'll define the control layer for real-time AI decisions, shaping product vision and owning architecture. This is a unique opportunity to establish infrastructure for a new era of AI deployment., * Build the foundational security layer for autonomous AI agents operating in high-stakes industries

  • Join a pre-seed/seed stage company backed by experienced founders with deep domain expertise
  • Enjoy full autonomy over architecture, tooling, and technical standards, shaping a new field

What you will do:

  • Design and implement production-grade backend systems primarily using Python and FastAPI
  • Define and build infrastructure for AI systems making real-time, autonomous decisions
  • Contribute to frontend and infrastructure as needed, demonstrating versatility across the stack

Requirements

Do you have experience in Python?, * Hands-on experience building robust, production-grade backends with Python and FastAPI or similar

  • Strong understanding of common architectural patterns like caching, queuing, and load balancing
  • Possesses a founding engineer mindset, comfortable with ambiguity, shipping, and iterating quickly

Benefits & conditions

Salary: £80,000-£120,000 + Equity

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