Founding AI Engineer

Higher - AI recruitment; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A stealth start-up in London seeks a Founding Platform Engineer to build AI-driven agents for workflow automation in the supply chain sector. This full-time role involves close collaboration with founders and product engineers to create impactful AI workflows. The position promises a competitive salary starting from £100K and generous equity, along with numerous benefits including health insurance and annual leave.

Benefits

Base salary from £100K upwards

Generous equity

30 days annual leave

Pension through Penfold

Employee health insurance

Monthly gym & health allowance

Cycle to work scheme

Weekly team lunches & socials

Enhanced parental leave

Qualifications

• Exceptional Python skills and experience with LLM-powered AI orchestration frameworks.
• Experience in AI-driven automation & orchestration in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop & optimize AI-driven agents for real-time automation.
• Integrate AI models into operational workflows.
• Monitor & improve AI performance with feedback loops.

Skills

Python

AI-driven automation

AI orchestration frameworks

Data pipelines

Job description

Job Description

Our client is a London-based stealth start-up using agentic AI to automate and disrupt the $210BN supply chain and freight forwarding industry.

We're helping them hire a Founding Platform Engineer.

This ambitious company has closed a pre-seed round of $2.4m. Their investors backed AI leaders like Synthesia, Genie AI, Superlinked, Plain, Signal AI, Dust.tt & MindsDB.

Founded in early 2025 by supply chain and AI experts, they are looking for ambitious, mission-driven builders to join them in creating the next generation of automation technology from the ground up and redefine the global supply chain.

Job Description

As the Founding AI Engineer, you will build and refine AI-driven agents for workflow automation and decision-making in supply chain operations. Your work will focus on integrating, orchestrating, and optimizing AI systems to interact dynamically with real-world business processes.

This is a full-time position working in the Kennington, London office 4+ days per week.

Responsibilities

1. Develop & optimize AI-driven agents for real-time automation
2. Work closely with founders, product engineers, and customers to understand pain points and design AI workflows that create real-world value
3. Integrate AI models into operational workflows
4. Ensure reliability through fail-safes, self-healing, and fallback mechanisms
5. Monitor & improve AI performance with feedback loops and observability tools
6. Collaborate with Data Engineers to ensure AI has accurate, real-time data
7. Implement human-in-the-loop systems where needed

Skills and Qualifications

• Exceptional Python skills and experience with LLM-powered AI orchestration frameworks (e.g., DSPy, LangChain, or similar)
• Experience in AI-driven automation & orchestration in production environments
• Proven ability to optimize AI agents for reliability and efficiency
• Familiarity with data pipelines & integrations
• Interest in AI process automation & workflow design

And ideally you…

• Thrive in fast-moving environments
• Enjoy owning and solving problems, act decisively, think from first principles, and don’t accept conventional constraints.
• Seek every opportunity for growth. You're curious, adaptable, and quick to pick up new things.
• Build with purpose, solving real-world problems that create meaningful impact for our customers and the world.
• Embrace challenges and don’t fear failure.
• Are collaborative and communicate openly, directly, and with intent.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary from £100K upwards + generous equity as a founding hire
• 30 days annual leave
• Pension through Penfold
• Employee health insurance
• Monthly gym & health allowance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Weekly team lunches & socials
• Enhanced parental leave
• The satisfaction of building a world-class AI-powered product with a great team

Interview Process

1. Introductory chat with one of the founders (45 mins - remote)
2. Behavioural & technical interview (half day - onsite)
3. Informal culture fit session

Please apply today to learn more about this exciting opportunity. Our client is an equal-opportunity employer and encourages applications from underrepresented groups.

***Please note: our client is not offering sponsorship. DO NOT APPLY if you require sponsorship to live and work in the UK***