Founding Forward Deployed Engineer | AI Start-Up | London

Oho Group Ltd
Slough, UK
18 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience required
1 year minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Python (Programming Language) Large Language Models

Requirements

Founded by experienced entrepreneurs with multiple successful exits, the business already has strong commercial traction, significant recurring revenue, and an ambitious product roadmap. This is a rare opportunity to join at the earliest stage and play a defining role in shaping both the product and engineering function. Working directly with customers and the founding team, you’ll solve complex technical challenges, build AI-powered solutions, and turn customer problems into production-ready software. You are:A strong Software Engineer with 1-5 years of commercial experienceLanguage agnostic, with strong engineering fundamentals and experience using Python and/or TypeScriptComfortable working directly with customers to understand problems and deliver technical solutionsAn excellent communicator who enjoys collaborating across technical and non-technical teamsExcited by high-ownership, fast-moving start-up environmentsMotivated by building products from first principles and making an immediate impact Bonus points:Previous experience within an early-stage or venture-backed start-upExperience building AI-powered products or working with LLMs

Benefits & conditions

Why join:Become Engineer #1 at a rapidly growing AI start-upWork alongside experienced founders with a proven track record of successful exitsJoin a well-funded business with strong revenue and a clear growth trajectoryMeaningful equity and genuine ownership from day oneWork directly with customers, influence product direction, and help build the engineering function from the ground up If you’re an ambitious engineer looking for the opportunity to combine software engineering, customer interaction, and company-building at an exceptional AI start-up, I’d love to hear from you. Founding Forward Deployed Engineer | AI Start-Up | London

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