Founding Product Engineer

Responsibilities

• Shape product direction and technical strategy as an early team member.
• Build and scale the core platform and new zero‑to‑one initiatives.
• Translate novel LLM capabilities into understandable, performant end‑user experiences.
• Release production code under a "You Build It, You Run It" ownership model—shipping, operating, and iterating end‑to‑end.
• Work directly with enterprise customers (financial crime and risk teams) to solve critical compliance problems.
• Build integrations, data infrastructure, and tooling to enable AI agents to automate compliance workflows.
• Evolve schemas and structure non‑deterministic LLM outputs for reliable downstream use.
• Lead customer calls and take ownership of customer outcomes.
• Collaborate with the founding team to mature engineering practices.
• Tackle scaling challenges, navigate ambiguity, and help hire and onboard future teammates.

• Strong track record building production software, ideally at early‑stage startups or on founding teams.
• Hands‑on experience with the core stack:
  Node.js / Type Script, Python, React, and AWS Serverless.
• Practical experience applying LLMs or large‑scale NLP models to real product problems, including structuring non‑deterministic outputs.
• Experience building data infrastructure and schemas for reliable, auditable downstream use.
• Comfort working directly with enterprise customers in financial risk, compliance, or related regulated domains.
• Ownership mindset— you ship, operate, and iterate; on‑call is part of the role.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; comfortable leading customer calls and aligning cross‑functional teams.
• Ability to hire and mentor future teammates and contribute to evolving engineering practices.
• Right to work in the United Kingdom (no sponsorship available).

Demonstrates expertise in building and scaling production software with a focus on LLM capabilities and compliance solutions. Proven ability to lead customer interactions, mentor teammates, and evolve engineering practices in a fast‑paced environment.