Founding AI Engineer: Ownership, Visa Support & Equity

NewsNowGh; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 119,000 - GBP 165,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious AI startup in the UK is looking for a Founding Engineer to design and build their core intelligence platform. This role requires over 5 years of engineering experience, focusing on scalable systems and using technologies like TypeScript, Python, and Go. The position is hybrid, offering a competitive salary range of USD 160,000–220,000, equity, and U.S. visa support for international candidates. The successful candidate will have a significant ownership role and contribute to transforming processes for large organizations.

Benefits

Competitive equity

U.S. visa sponsorship

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional engineering experience at a senior level.
• Strong background in distributed systems, data engineering, or AI/ML.
• Practical experience with modern tech stacks and high code quality.

Responsibilities

• Design and build core platform systems end-to-end.
• Architect scalable data pipelines and model orchestration.
• Develop APIs, internal services, and supporting tooling.

Skills

Distributed systems

Data engineering

AI/ML systems

TypeScript

Python

Go

Postgres

React

Job description

A prestigious AI startup in the UK is looking for a Founding Engineer to design and build their core intelligence platform. This role requires over 5 years of engineering experience, focusing on scalable systems and using technologies like TypeScript, Python, and Go. The position is hybrid, offering a competitive salary range of USD 160,000–220,000, equity, and U.S. visa support for international candidates. The successful candidate will have a significant ownership role and contribute to transforming processes for large organizations.