Founding Software Engineer — Equity & AI Impact (London)

Oliver Bernard; Greater London; On-site; GBP 94,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Oliver Bernard in London is seeking a Founding Software Engineer to join at a formative stage. You will work with the founding team to turn ideas into production-ready software and take ownership of significant product areas.

The role offers the chance to shape technical foundations and the product while having exposure to customers and a broad engineering remit, with meaningful equity as the company grows.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with React and TypeScript.
• Experience with Node.js or Python backend.
• Proven track record owning significant product areas.
• Previous experience in startup/scale-up with high autonomy.
• Strong communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with AI-enabled products or data-heavy/B2B software is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Turn ideas into production-ready software.
• Work directly with founding team to shape the product.
• Take ownership of significant product areas.
• Shape technical foundations and product direction.
• Engage with customers to understand problems firsthand.
• Assume a broad engineering remit across the system.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Node.js

Python

Ownership

Startup experience

Communication

AI products

Job description

Oliver Bernard in London is seeking a Founding Software Engineer to join at a formative stage. You will work with the founding team to turn ideas into production-ready software and take ownership of significant product areas.

The role offers the chance to shape technical foundations and the product while having exposure to customers and a broad engineering remit, with meaningful equity as the company grows.