Founding Engineer

Explore Group
City of London, Greater London

Job Description

Founding Engineer – Early-Stage Deep Tech Startup

Full-time | Onsite in London

£180,000 + Substantial Equity

An early-stage, stealth-mode startup is looking for a Founding Engineer to join the team in central London. This is a unique opportunity to help build a transformative new platform at the intersection of software systems, automation, and intelligent infrastructure.

Founded by leading academics and proven entrepreneurs , the business is backed by top-tier investors and is solving complex technical problems that demand creativity, rigour, and ambition.

The Role

  • Build and own core systems and architecture from the ground up
  • Work closely with the founding team on product direction and technical strategy
  • Make key decisions across the full stack — from infrastructure to user-facing elements
  • Contribute to the early engineering culture, processes, and hiring

Ideal Background

  • Experience building complex systems in a startup or high-growth tech environment
  • Strong computer science fundamentals; comfortable working across multiple layers of the stack
  • Demonstrated ability to operate in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
  • Bonus: familiarity with compilers, distributed systems, systems design, or programming languages theory

Offer

  • £180,000 base salary
  • Significant equity in a high-potential startup
  • London-based, full-time — onsite collaboration with a world-class founding team

Posted 2026-03-31

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