Founding Engineer

W Talent; Greater London; On-site; GBP 66,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Visa support

Job summary

W Talent is seeking a Founding Engineer in London with a path to relocate to the US in Q1 2027. You will work directly with the founders, take ownership of crucial product and engineering areas, and help build the systems that will scale as the company grows.

You’ll be hands-on, autonomous, and required to bring AI product experience to life, shipping from idea to production and scaling solutions for an audit‑and‑compliance focused platform.

Qualifications

• Hands-on engineer with experience in AI products.
• Ability to take ideas to production and scale.
• Strong backend and data pipeline experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale production systems.
• Own architecture from idea to production.
• Work closely with founders in an early-stage environment.

Skills

Backend development

Data pipelines

Full-stack development

AI product experience

Job description

Founding Engineer ( Two Roles ) London to US - Up to £110k + Equity

We’re hiring a Founding Engineer to join an early stage AI company building a new approach to audit and compliance.

This is a true 0 to 1 role. You’ll work closely with the founders, have significant ownership over the product and engineering, and help build the systems that will underpin the company as it scales.

The role will start in London, working closely with the founding team, before relocating to the US in Q1 2027. Visa support will be provided for the move.

You’ll be working across:

• AI and agentic workflows
• LLMs, RAG and evaluation
• Full-stack product development ( Backend ) mainly
• Data pipelines and infrastructure
• Building and scaling production systems

We’re looking for someone who is highly hands on, enjoys working with a lot of autonomy and is excited by the opportunity to build from scratch.

Experience building AI products is important, but so is having the mindset to take something from idea to production to scale.

Location: London initially, relocating to the US in Q1 2027

Salary: Up to £110k UK base

Equity: Meaningful equity package

Working pattern: Full-time, in-office