Founding Software Engineer — AI-Native Platform

Listo; Greater London; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering technology company in Greater London is seeking a Founding Software Engineer to join their early-stage team. In this role, you will design and build foundational systems while collaborating with the CTO and founders on pivotal technical decisions. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in building production systems, thrive in startup environments, and care about system reliability and product quality. This position offers the chance to influence both engineering culture and product direction.

Qualifications

• Experience building and operationalizing production systems.
• Comfortable with architectural trade-offs in uncertain environments.
• Strong focus on product quality and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Design and build foundational backend and platform systems.
• Own platform parts from design to production.
• Define engineering patterns and best practices.

Skills

System reliability

Influencing technical decisions

Experience in startup environments

Tools

TypeScript

Node.js

Python

Kubernetes

Docker

GCP

AWS

Job description

A pioneering technology company in Greater London is seeking a Founding Software Engineer to join their early-stage team. In this role, you will design and build foundational systems while collaborating with the CTO and founders on pivotal technical decisions. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in building production systems, thrive in startup environments, and care about system reliability and product quality. This position offers the chance to influence both engineering culture and product direction.