Founding Lead Software Engineer

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An ambitious company is seeking a lead software engineer to help build a retail giant. This role involves guiding a small team of engineers in developing innovative solutions for inventory management and operations. With a focus on rapid growth and results, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the engineering team and driving the company towards significant revenue milestones. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make a substantial impact in a fast-paced environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Strong equity compensation

Visa sponsorship possible

Qualifications

• Experience leading and mentoring software engineers.
• Strong background in backend development and AI technologies.

Responsibilities

• Guide a team of engineers in building backend systems and AI agents.
• Focus on delivering results quickly while scaling the engineering team.

Skills

Software Engineering

Team Leadership

AI Development

Backend Development

Price and Demand Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Master's Degree in a related field

Job description

Job Description

Dirac is building the next Walmart-sized retail company. Backed by top VCs and angels, growing rapidly and maximally ambitious, we're looking for a lead software engineer to work alongside the founder (myself) and to help take us to series A and beyond.

Visa sponsorship possible.

Strong equity compensation.

Technical brief

We have two (brilliant but inexperienced) engineers whom you will give some guidance to. There will be lots of coding. This will include: price and demand forecasting, helping build our inventory and finance backend, AI agents for running operations. I need to move my focus more to the B2B/sales side, so an ideal candidate means I can move focus to that while the company still ships what we need very very quickly.

Following series A, you will be working with me on hiring exceptional new engineers. The focus is on results, not headcount — ideally, we reach £100m+ revenue with ≤10 engineers!