Founding Engineer - World Class AI Startup

🚀 Founding Engineer, World Class AI Startup

Location: San Francisco, relocation from the UK provided, visa sponsorship available

Compensation: Up to $180,000 base, plus equity and benefits

About the Opportunity

We are looking for an exceptional Founding Engineer to join a world class team building transformative artificial intelligence technology. This is a rare opportunity to work on cutting edge AI systems that will redefine how intelligence is built, deployed, and owned.

You will be joining a highly selective group of engineers and researchers, including individuals from Oxford and Cambridge, working at the frontier of AI infrastructure and product innovation. The long term upside is significant, with the potential for genuinely life changing financial outcomes through equity participation.

Why This Role Is Special

Work on transformative AI technology that challenges cloud first paradigms and enables powerful AI systems to run efficiently across diverse environments

Collaborate with elite technical talent from leading global universities

Gain meaningful equity ownership in a company with exceptional growth potential

Relocate to San Francisco with full visa sponsorship and support

Have direct influence over product direction, architecture, and engineering culture

Role Responsibilities

Design, build, and scale core AI driven systems and platforms

Work closely with research, product, and engineering to translate complex ideas into production ready software

Own technical decisions and help shape long term architecture

Move fast, experiment often, and build systems that can scale globally

Technical Experience

Experience with TypeScript, React, Node.js, Python, or similar backend languages

Hands on experience building and shipping production systems

Exposure to AI tools, machine learning platforms, or AI powered products

Strong understanding of system design, performance, and scalability

Who You Are

Highly motivated, curious, and driven by solving hard problems

Comfortable working in fast moving, high ownership environments

Excited by early stage startups and building from first principles

Ambitious, with a desire to build something category defining

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary up to $180,000

Meaningful equity with long term upside

Visa sponsorship and relocation support from the UK to San Francisco

Work alongside some of the most talented engineers in the industry