Founding Engineer — AI-Driven Risk Infra Platform

WhyHireWrong?; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

WhyHireWrong? in London is seeking a CTO-level IC to own the backend and infrastructure for a security‑conscious, AI‑driven risk platform.

You will shape architecture, ship features with infra work, and partner with the founding team on tradeoffs and roadmap. Bring 6+ years of backend experience, Terraform, CI/CD, and TypeScript/Node.js expertise, plus SOC 2 and ISO 27001 controls.

This seed-stage startup plans Series A growth, with auditable, scalable systems and real-world impact from day one.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of backend engineering experience with clear infrastructure ownership.
• Production Terraform and CI/CD pipelines experience.
• Strong professional TypeScript or Node.js experience.
• You've designed and implemented compliance controls (SOC 2, ISO 27001) and security posture (IAM, network segmentation).

Responsibilities

• Own the backend services end to end: architecture, build, deployment, operation.
• Design and manage the infrastructure layer: Azure, Terraform, CI/CD.
• Build multi-tenant isolation across compute, data, and network layers.
• Implement compliance controls for SOC 2 and ISO 27001.
• Ship product features alongside infrastructure work. You are not just the infra person.
• Work directly with the founding team on architecture decisions, tradeoffs, and what to build next.
• Use AI tooling (Claude Code, etc.) as a force multiplier in your daily workflow.

Skills

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

TypeScript

Node.js

SOC 2

ISO 27001

IAM

Network segmentation

Job description

WhyHireWrong? in London is seeking a CTO-level IC to own the backend and infrastructure for a security‑conscious, AI‑driven risk platform.

You will shape architecture, ship features with infra work, and partner with the founding team on tradeoffs and roadmap. Bring 6+ years of backend experience, Terraform, CI/CD, and TypeScript/Node.js expertise, plus SOC 2 and ISO 27001 controls.

This seed-stage startup plans Series A growth, with auditable, scalable systems and real-world impact from day one.