Founding Engineer

Django REST framework; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity up to 1%

Job summary

Django REST framework in London seeks a Founding Engineer to shape product direction and development. This hybrid role involves end-to-end feature delivery and collaboration with the co-founder. The ideal candidate should possess strong Python (Django/Celery) and React skills, with prior startup experience. Compensation includes a base salary of £80K–£90K plus equity. Join a rapidly growing, small team with a proven product and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Previous startup or founder experience required.
• Very strong Python (Django/Celery) and React skills.
• Comfortable across the full stack, including backend, frontend, and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with the CTO/co-founder to shape technical direction.
• Deliver end-to-end features rapidly using AI-assisted development.
• Influence product decisions and company culture.

Skills

Python

Django

React

Celery

AI agent development

Data pipelines

Chrome extension development

PostgreSQL

Job description

# Founding Engineer at Martin Dawson (CTO/co-founder)#### (4 days, 3 hours ago)## Job DescriptionWe're building the future of Revenue Management. AI agents that give short-term rental operators and independent hotels more money for less effort. We integrate directly with Booking.com, Airbnb, and PMS platforms via deep private API connections.The role: This is a flexible Hybrid role in London. You'll be the second engineering hire, working directly alongside Martin. Everything is on the table: backend systems, React frontend, Chrome extension, data pipelines, agent orchestration, and prompt engineering. You'll ship full features end-to-end, not tickets. We ship fast using Claude Code and AI-assisted development daily. If you're already running multiple PRs in parallel with AI tools, you'll feel right at home.What we offer: £80K–£90K base salary plus up to 1% equity (DOE). This is a founding role, you'll have real ownership of the product and the company. You'll shape technical direction, product decisions, and company culture from the ground floor.If you want to build something real with a small team that's already winning customers and growing fast, where your code ships to production the same day and your decisions shape the company then let's talk.## Restrictions* Telecommuting is OK* No Agencies Please## RequirementsWhat we're looking for: Previous startup or founder experience, you've built something from zero and know what that demands. Very strong Python (Django/Celery) and React. Comfortable across the full stack, backend, frontend, infra, data. AI agent development, prompt engineering, or data pipeline experience is a strong plus. You need to be based in London or able to come to our Canary Wharf office 2 days a week. We can't sponsor visas.Stack: Django, Celery, PostgreSQL, React, Chrome Extensions, Claude Code.## About the CompanyAbout us: We're pre-seed funded, ramen profitable at $300k ARR, with ~40+ clients and near-zero churn. The product works, customers love it, and we're growing fast. Our team is sub-5 people, based out of Canary Wharf, London. Martin (CTO/co-founder) is a previous founder with 10+ years in development. Miro (CEO/co-founder) had a previous Revenue Management company and is an expert in data.## Contact Info* Contact: Martin Dawson* E-mail contact: [e-mail]* Web: https://www.mydatavalue.com/founding-full-stack-senior-engineer## Desired skills:Back end,Big Data,Cloud,Database,Front end,Machine Learning,Web,Python,Django,Celery,React,Full-stack development,Backend engineering,Frontend engineering,Infrastructure,Data pipelines,AI agent development,Prompt engineering,Chrome extension development,PostgreSQL## Location:London, UK (Remote OK)## Compensation:£80K–£90K base salary plus up to 1% equity (DOE). Founding role with real ownership.