Founding Engineer

Founding Engineer | Mobile & Platform | Tech for Good Startup | AI-Driven | Equity First | Part-Time → Full-Time | Pathway to CTO

This is one of the most exciting opportunities I have worked on for a long time and, for the right person, could be career-defining …

I’m currently partnered with an early-stage Tech for Good startup building a preventative mental health & performance platform for elite sporting professionals🧠🏀⚽

The Founder is a well-known elite athlete with deep credibility across professional sport, but they’re non-technical, which means this role is truly foundational. You’d be working side-by-side with the Founder, acting as their technical partner, helping shape not just the product, but the technical vision of the business as a whole.

The product is mobile-first, AI-enabled, and designed to support athletes and organisations before problems arise, not after.

The business is already in active conversations with professional clubs and senior sporting organisations, backed by a seriously impressive advisory network. What’s being built here has the potential to genuinely change lives, and you’d play a huge role in making that happen.

They’re now looking for a Founding Engineer (Mobile & Platform) to help build the product from the ground up and become the technical heartbeat of the business.

• Founding-level ownership – real influence & autonomy from day one
• Build a mobile-first product from scratch (iOS first, Android to follow)
• AI at the core – shaping how intelligent insights are embedded into the platform
• Work directly with an elite athlete founder, investors, and senior sporting stakeholders
• Clear long-term pathway into a Head of Engineering / CTO role
• Tech for Good impact in mental health and elite sport

This role will start as a part-time, equity-only position, moving into a full-time salaried role once funding is secured (targeting the coming months).

This is a long-term opportunity, and is not intended as a short term contract.

• Building and shipping a mobile-first platform (iOS primary)
• Architecting a headless, scalable SaaS platform with multiple user types
• Designing secure APIs and systems that can scale with elite organisations
• Translating product vision into shipped features
• Acting as the technical decision-maker in the early stages
• Communicating technical ideas clearly to non-technical stakeholders
• Supporting the Founder in technical conversations with partners, advisors, and investors

• Senior-level full-stack engineer with a strong front-end / mobile bias
• Deep experience with React Native (or similar) and iOS
• Experience building scalable SaaS platforms and APIs
• Early-stage startup experience and comfort building from scratch
• Strong communicator – confident explaining technical decisions and helping articulate the product externally
• Evidence of personal projects and genuine passion for building outside of day-to-day work
• UK-based (remote initially, with occasional travel expected as the business grows)

If you’re an engineer who wants more than “just another role”, I’d love to speak with you.

Please click apply or send me a direct message for more details 💫