Job Description:
The experience expected from applicants, as well as additional skills and qualifications needed for this job are listed below.
Perm | Hybrid (2-3 days on site a week) | Up to £48,000 | Stock Options
We have partnered with an early-stage AI startup building intelligent software for the maintenance, engineering, and industrial operations space.
They're looking for a Founding Software Engineer to join at a genuinely early stage and help shape both the product and wider technical direction of the business as they scale, with growth to CTO level on offer.
This is not a ticket taking environment. The role is ideal for someone who enjoys ownership, ambiguity, building from scratch, and solving real-world operational problems with AI.
What you'll be working on:
Building AI-powered platforms and workflow tooling for industrial and engineering environments
Developing APIs, integrations, and backend systems connecting operational data into AI-driven products
Working across AI agents, RAG pipelines, embeddings, vector databases, and LLM orchestration
Designing scalable cloud-native infrastructure within AWS
Building customer-facing product functionality across frontend and backend systems
Helping shape architecture, engineering standards, deployment processes, and long-term technical direction
Working directly with founders and customers to turn operational problems into product solutions
Tech environment:
Python (~60% of codebase)
TypeScript / JavaScript
Node.js / FastAPI
AWS (Potential for GCP transformation)
REST APIs
Vector databases
AI agents / LLM integrations / RAG
CI/CD and cloud infrastructure
They're looking for someone who:
Enjoys startup environments and ownership-heavy roles
Can operate across frontend + backend engineering
Has experience building production software and APIs
Is excited by AI products and modern LLM tooling
Communicates well with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Wants to help build a company, not just contribute code
Experience scaling AI-powered products into production environments? Amazing! Not required but very beneficial.
What's on offer:
£35,000-£48,000 base salary
Share options available
Hybrid working (Gloucester-based)
Direct product and architectural influence
Exposure to enterprise-scale industrial customers
Clear progression into future technical leadership as the business grows
This would suit someone who wants to get in early, build something meaningful, and grow alongside an ambitious AI-first business. xxuwjjq
£30000 - £48000 / year