Founding AI Engineer | Equity & Autonomy in London

Oliver Bernard; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Competitive salary

Job summary

Oliver Bernard represents an early-stage technology company in London seeking a Founding Staff Software Engineer to join at a formative stage of the business. You’ll work directly with the founding team, with substantial influence over the product and a hands-on role turning ideas into production-ready software.

The role requires 8+ years on React and TypeScript, plus backend experience (Node.js/Python). A startup/high-autonomy background and strong communication are essential, with equity up to

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience with React and TypeScript.
• Comfortable working across the backend, using Node.js, Python or similar.
• A track record of taking ownership of significant product areas.
• Experience in a startup, scale-up or similarly high-autonomy environment.
• The ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical people.
• Experience with AI-enabled products, data-heavy systems or complex B2B software would be particularly interesting.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of significant product areas and turn ideas into production-ready software.
• Work with founding team to shape product direction and technology decisions.
• Build and ship software at scale in a high-autonomy startup environment.
• Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Backend development

Startup experience

Communication

AI/data products

Product ownership

Tools

Node.js

Python

Job description

Oliver Bernard represents an early-stage technology company in London seeking a Founding Staff Software Engineer to join at a formative stage of the business. You’ll work directly with the founding team, with substantial influence over the product and a hands-on role turning ideas into production-ready software.

The role requires 8+ years on React and TypeScript, plus backend experience (Node.js/Python). A startup/high-autonomy background and strong communication are essential, with equity up to