Founding Backend Engineer — AI Infra, Equity, Hybrid

Intellect Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech startup based in the UK is seeking a Founding Engineer to join their hybrid London team. This role is an opportunity to shape engineering direction while tackling complex infrastructure and AI challenges. Ideal candidates will have strong backend engineering experience in Python and be comfortable designing scalable systems. They will work closely with the founding group, implementing impactful solutions. Competitive salary range is £80,000 - £120,000 with equity options included.

Benefits

Meaningful equity package

Collaborative environment

Autonomy and influence in early team

Qualifications

• Strong backend engineering experience in Python is essential.
• Experience with frameworks like FastAPI, Django, or Flask is required.
• Confidence in designing system architecture from scratch is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend systems using Python and frameworks like FastAPI.
• Create reliable architecture for real-time decisioning systems.
• Implement caching, queuing, load balancing, and distributed processing.

Skills

Backend engineering experience in Python

Experience with FastAPI

Designing system architecture

Working in ambiguous environments

Ownership and initiative

Tools

Django

Flask

Job description

A tech startup based in the UK is seeking a Founding Engineer to join their hybrid London team. This role is an opportunity to shape engineering direction while tackling complex infrastructure and AI challenges. Ideal candidates will have strong backend engineering experience in Python and be comfortable designing scalable systems. They will work closely with the founding group, implementing impactful solutions. Competitive salary range is £80,000 - £120,000 with equity options included.