Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year Requirements: Strong hands-on software engineering background Experience building and shipping real products in startup, scale-up, or high-ownership environments Experience working on customer-facing applications, ideally with some exposure to mobile/app-led products Practical experience using AI in production, including areas like LLMs, prompt engineering, AI-assisted workflows, and agent-based functionality Comfortable working across product, engineering, and technical problem-solving A strong builder mindset; enjoys getting things live, improving products, and solving meaningful user problems Comfortable in a fast-moving, founder-led environment Nice to have: Experience with consumer products, engagement-led products, or behavior-driven applications Nice to have: Exposure to open banking, fintech, or data-led products Nice to have: Experience working as an early technical hire or in a Founding Engineer / first product engineer type role Nice to have: Interest in helping shape technical direction as the business grows Responsibilities: Take a hands-on role in the evolution of the core product and mobile experience Build and ship features using modern AI tooling, including LLMs, prompt engineering, and agent-based workflows Improve and shape the user experience through better product thinking, architecture, and delivery Work closely with the founders to turn product ideas into scalable, high-quality software Identify where AI can genuinely improve customer outcomes, not just where it looks good on a roadmap Make practical decisions around architecture, integrations, tooling, and technical direction Help establish the foundations for the future engineering roadmap and team Technologies: AI Mobile More: We are an early-stage, mission-led software business based in Manchester, seeking a Founding Engineer to play a crucial role in the next evolution of our product. With a live platform and strong market relevance, we are focused on improving our product for the AI era, emphasizing user experience, intelligent workflows, and mobile-first thinking. This is a unique opportunity to join our team at a pivotal stage, working directly with the founders to shape our products future. We offer a hybrid working model, equity opportunities, and the chance to contribute significantly to an AI-native product. last updated 14 week of 2026