Founding Platform Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering stealth start-up in London as a Founding Platform Engineer to shape the foundational technologies behind revolutionary AI-driven supply chain automation. In this full-time role, you will create robust architecture, manage cloud infrastructure, and collaborate with talented engineers to redefine the $210BN freight forwarding industry while enjoying a competitive salary and generous equity.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Pension through Penfold

Employee health insurance

Monthly gym & health allowance

Cycle to work scheme

Weekly team lunches & socials

Enhanced parental leave

Qualifications

• Experience building end-to-end platforms integrating orchestration systems with business workflows.
• Strong background in Python for building APIs and data pipelines.
• Experience with AWS and Terraform for cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement core platform infrastructure for AI-driven supply chain.
• Set up and manage cloud infrastructure using AWS and Terraform.
• Implement reliable workflow orchestration for complex business processes.

Skills

Integration engineering

Python

Data modelling

Workflow orchestration

Monitoring and observability

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Job description

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Our client is a London-based stealth start-up using agentic AI to automate and disrupt the $210BN supply chain and freight forwarding industry.

We're helping them hire a Founding Platform Engineer.

This ambitious company has closed a pre-seed round of $2.4m. Their investors backed AI leaders like Synthesia, Genie AI, Superlinked, Plain, Signal AI, Dust.tt & MindsDB.

Founded in early 2025 by supply chain and AI experts, they are looking for ambitious, mission-driven builders to join them in creating the next generation of automation technology from the ground up and redefine the global supply chain.

Job Description

As the Founding Platform Engineer you will build the foundational layer that the technology is built upon. You'll create the architecture and infrastructure that enables the AI-driven supply chain automation and ensure that all systems work together seamlessly.

This is a full-time position working in the Kennington, London office 4+ days per week.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement the core platform foundation that powers the entire technology stack, from AI agents to APIs to workflows to integrations
• Set up and manage the cloud infrastructure using AWS, Docker containerisation, and Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform
• Build robust data integration infrastructure to connect the platform with various customer systems (TMS, RMS, etc.) and external APIs
• Implement the workflow orchestration layer to ensure reliable execution of complex agentic behaviours across many business processes
• Establish monitoring, alerting, and observability across the platform to ensure reliability
• Partner with Product and AI Engineers to both understand business needs and create the technical foundation that enables our AI-driven workflows

Skills and Qualifications

• Experience building end-to-end platform solutions that integrate workflow orchestration systems (like Airflow, Temporal, AWS Step Functions) with real-world business processes and data pipelines
• Strong background in integration engineering and data modelling
• Exceptional Python skills for building APIs, services, and data processing pipelines
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) including implementing monitoring and observability
• Knowledge of AI engineering workflows - particularly understanding how to build reliable systems around LLMs
• Problem-solving mindset and ability to navigate the challenges of creating a reliable foundation for complex business workflows

And ideally you…

• Thrive in fast-moving environments
• Enjoy owning and solving problems, act decisively, think from first principles and don’t accept conventional constraints.
• Seek every opportunity for growth. You're curious, adaptable, and quick to pick up new things.
• Build with purpose, solving real-world problems that create meaningful impact for our customers and the world.
• Embrace challenges and don’t fear failure.
• Are collaborative and communicate openly, directly, and with intent.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary from £100K upwards + generous equity as a founding hire
• 30 days annual leave
• Pension through Penfold
• Employee health insurance
• Monthly gym & health allowance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Weekly team lunches & socials
• Enhanced parental leave
• The satisfaction of building a world-class AI-powered product with a great team

Interview Process

• Introductory chat with one of the founders (45 mins - remote)
• Behavioural & technical interview (half day - onsite)
• Informal culture fit session

Please apply today to learn more about this exciting opportunity. Our client is an equal-opportunity employer and encourages applications from underrepresented groups.

***Please note: our client is not offering sponsorship. DO NOT APPLY if you require sponsorship to live and work in the UK***