Founding Software Engineer Python – Start-up

Overview

As a Founding Software Engineer, you will own the design and implementation of scalable, cloud-native apps, spanning backend services and frontend work, with Azure deployment. You’ll shape technical direction alongside the founding team and establish engineering practices to support rapid growth. You’ll work hands-on with Python and TypeScript and leverage AI technologies to solve real-world problems. This role offers autonomy and a direct impact on product decisions, architecture, and the engineering culture.

Pay / Benefits

• Salary up to 115k
• Equity
• Career growth opportunities
• Hybrid work with on-site days in London and Cambridge
• Expense coverage for travel
• Collaborative, founder-led environment

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, cloud-native applications across the full SDLC
• Architect backend services and frontend components
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and deployment on Azure
• Influence technical direction and establish engineering practices
• Collaborate with the founding team to drive product decisions and engineering culture

Key requirements

• Proficiency in Python
• Experience with RESTful APIs (FastAPI)
• Knowledge of TypeScript, React and web technologies (HTML5, CSS3) beneficial
• Experience with LLMs and agentic AI
• Entrepreneurial mindset, proactive and hands-on
• Curious, quick learner, comfortable in a startup environment
• Degree educated; minimum 2.1 BSc; Computer Science or related field preferred; MSc/PhD typical

• Collaborative
• Strong communicator
• Proactive and autonomous
• Python
• TypeScript
• React

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