Founding ML & Payments Engineer (Hybrid London)

Few&Far

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 84,000 - 140,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Few&Far in London is seeking a founding engineer to build the platform end-to-end, covering backend ML, risk modeling, and payment orchestration. You will work closely with the founders on uncharted territory, crafting production systems that scale and align with the product vision.

You’ll ship fast, make disciplined trade-offs, and bring a calm, craftsman-like approach to complex problems in a hybrid London setting. Equity opportunities accompany a high-impact role.

Qualifications

  • Shipped production software end-to-end.
  • Deep experience in ML infra or payments (ideally both).
  • Make sharp calls on imperfect information; know when to over-engineer vs ship.

Responsibilities

  • Build the risk model to quantify alignment risk, moving from spreadsheets to a real engine.
  • Develop payment flows and integrate with partner systems, often building flows from scratch.
  • Ship end-to-end software with the founders, maintaining high craftsmanship and fast iteration.

Job description

Few&Far in London is seeking a founding engineer to build the platform end-to-end, covering backend ML, risk modeling, and payment orchestration. You will work closely with the founders on uncharted territory, crafting production systems that scale and align with the product vision.

You’ll ship fast, make disciplined trade-offs, and bring a calm, craftsman-like approach to complex problems in a hybrid London setting. Equity opportunities accompany a high-impact role.

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