Founding Security Engineer: Scale Core Platform & Equity

Oho Group Ltd

Greater London

On-site

GBP 105,000 - 170,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary
Meaningful equity
Clear progression paths

Job summary

A Series A cyber security startup in Greater London is seeking a Founding / Early Engineer to help scale and influence their core product. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of commercial software engineering experience, a strong understanding of system design, and an ability to adapt across different programming languages. The role offers competitive salary and equity, the opportunity to influence technical strategy, and clear paths for career progression within a well-backed company.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of commercial software engineering experience.
  • Strong fundamentals in system design and software architecture.
  • Experience in high-bar teams or fast-growing startups.

Responsibilities

  • Build and scale core backend and platform systems.
  • Contribute to architectural decisions as the product grows.
  • Work closely with product and leadership on technical strategy.

Skills

Commercial software engineering experience
System design
Software architecture
Language-agnostic mindset
Mentoring

Job description

A Series A cyber security startup in Greater London is seeking a Founding / Early Engineer to help scale and influence their core product. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of commercial software engineering experience, a strong understanding of system design, and an ability to adapt across different programming languages. The role offers competitive salary and equity, the opportunity to influence technical strategy, and clear paths for career progression within a well-backed company.
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