Founding Engineer - Identity, Access, and Security Automation

Founding Engineer (Backed by a Tier-1 Investor)

• Location: London (Hybrid / Flexible)
• Package: £90K–£150K Base + Strong Equity
• Visa: Sponsorship Available | US Relocation Potential
• Experience: 1+ Years

• High-growth cyber and SaaS platform operating in identity, access, and security automation. Helping enterprises modernise how access, permissions, and workflows are managed. Used by global organisations across financial services, technology, and regulated sectors.
• Mission-critical software supporting secure access to business-critical systems. Early-stage, product-led company with strong technical leadership. Ownership-driven culture with close collaboration across Engineering, Product, and Customers. Building scalable, automation-first infrastructure for security-focused environments.

Candidate Profile

• 1+ years building and supporting production systems. Strong problem-solving and debugging capability. Comfortable working on distributed and security-sensitive systems. Commercially aware and customer-focused. High accountability and resilience. Motivated by building in early-stage environments.
• Comfortable riding the startup wave from early traction through maturity.

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• Ideally has experience in a pre-seed to Series C startup, particularly in Cyber or SaaS. Has experienced scaling through funding rounds, growth phases, and product evolution.

Company Profile

• Venture-backed security and SaaS business focused on access governance, compliance, and operational automation. The platform supports both technical and non-technical users. Strong emphasis on reliability, security, and auditability. Growing enterprise customer base.

Position Overview

• Founding Engineer within the core platform team with significant influence over architecture, tooling, and roadmap. Broad ownership across systems and services. Direct exposure to enterprise-scale customers and real-world security use cases. Opportunity to shape the product from the early stage through scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build core automation and platform services. Develop secure, reliable system components. Improve internal tooling and configuration workflows. Deliver visibility, reporting, and control features. Strengthen security and data protection mechanisms. Contribute across frontend, backend, and infrastructure. Partner with customers and internal teams to solve complex problems.

Technical Environment

• TypeScript and JavaScript. SQL-based datastores. Modern web frameworks. Cross-platform application development. Secure cloud infrastructure. Infrastructure-as-Code.

Working Style

• High autonomy and technical ownership. Outcome-driven and execution-focused. Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments. Rapid iteration from concept to production. Strong collaboration with customers and internal stakeholders.

Desirable Experience

• Automation frameworks or tooling. Security, IAM, or PAM platforms. Zero-trust or compliance-driven environments. Identity, access, or governance systems. Early-stage or scale-up company background.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary with meaningful equity. Private medical and dental. Central London office with flexible working. International mobility opportunities. Unlimited PTO. Regular team events and off-sites.

Thanks,

Team Amberes