Founding Engineer
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Job description
They're looking for a Founding Engineer..... someone who will own the full technical direction of the platform and grow with the Firm on this unique and exciting journey.
The platform is real: a 25+ entity relational data model, multi-LLM orchestration across Claude, Gemini, and GPT, deep Microsoft 365 integration, and a commercial intelligence layer built on Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.
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End-to-end architecture: frontend, backend, data layer, AI infrastructure
Evolution toward a scalable, modular, multi-tenant platform
RAG pipelines, document indexing, LLM orchestration at scale
Data integrations: SharePoint, Fireflies, Zapier, Xero and Zoho
Team growth and engineering practice maturity
AI strategy conversations directly with senior partners and clients.
: Next.js Node.js / Express Azure MS SQL MongoDB LlamaIndex BullMQ Redis Microsoft Fabric Power BI GitHub Actions
Requirements
A senior or staff engineer ready for full ownership. You've shipped production systems, you think clearly about architecture, and you can hold a room with non-technical stakeholders. We'll also consider a PhD, with the right type of exposure, knowledge, and approach. Financial services experience is also a genuine advantage - but not a requirement. Equity participation is also part of the package for the right candidate., * Strong academic background - a rigorous foundation matters here
- At least 2 years working with AI or ML systems in production and 3-5 years of substantive software / platform engineering
- Deep JavaScript / Node.js skills
- Azure Fluency
- JSON data structures, REST API design, and complex semi-structured data
- Practical LLM application - RAG architectures, prompt engineering etc
- Comfort with both relational (MS SQL) and document (MongoDB) databases
This is a founding role in every sense. If this sounds like you, or someone you know..... Happy to share more details confidentially.
