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# Founding Engineer

- **Company:** Ai-native
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK
- **Salary:** £70,000.0 - £80,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Large Language Models, Fastapi, Docker
- **Published:** July 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://itjobpro.co.uk/job/founding-engineer-2

## About the Role

Loves building products from zero to one.
Has strong commercial Python experience and enjoys designing well-structured systems.
Has worked with LLMs or AI features in production (rather than simply experimenting).
Enjoys operating with ambiguity and taking ownership without waiting for perfect requirements.
Thinks about users and product outcomes just as much as technical implementation.
Wants to help build an engineering culture, not just contribute to one.

## Description

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.


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