Founding Staff Engineer - Shape AI/Data, 1-2% Equity

Oliver Bernard; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity up to 2%

Competitive salary

Job summary

Oliver Bernard is seeking a senior engineer to join at a formative stage of a London-based startup. You’ll work directly with the founding team and have a significant say in product development, turning ideas into production-ready software.

You’ll own major product areas, contribute to technical foundations, and gain exposure to customer problems. Equity up to 1–2% and a six-figure salary accompany the opportunity.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience with React and TypeScript.
• Comfortable working across the backend, using Node.js, Python or similar.
• A track record of taking ownership of significant product areas.
• Experience in a startup, scale-up or similarly high-autonomy environment.
• The ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical people.
• Experience with AI-enabled products, data-heavy systems or complex B2B software would be particularly interesting.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with founding team to shape product direction.
• Own significant parts of the product and translate ideas into production-ready software.
• Help define technical foundations and product features.

Skills

React & TS

Backend: Node.js/Python

Ownership track

Startup experience

Clear communication

AI/B2B data systems

Job description

Oliver Bernard is seeking a senior engineer to join at a formative stage of a London-based startup. You’ll work directly with the founding team and have a significant say in product development, turning ideas into production-ready software.

You’ll own major product areas, contribute to technical foundations, and gain exposure to customer problems. Equity up to 1–2% and a six-figure salary accompany the opportunity.