Backend/DevOps Founding Engineer

Jackandjillai — United Kingdom · Posted ~21 hours ago

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Skills

backend engineering DevOps distributed systems AI agents real-time automation backend real-time systems

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

Join an early-stage startup as the second founding engineer and take ownership of the backend coordination layer and agentic AI infrastructure behind a mission-critical real-time operations platform. You will architect scalable systems, replace manual workflows with automation, and work closely with experienced founders on technically demanding infrastructure. The position includes equity and offers exceptional influence over the technology direction.

Highlights

Become the second founding engineer with substantial ownership over critical backend and AI infrastructure. Work directly with experienced founders and build real-time automation for complex, mission-critical operations, with equity participation.

Description

This is a job that Jill, our AI Recruiter, is recruiting for on behalf of one of our customers. She will pick the best candidates from Jack's network. The next step is to speak to Jack. Job Title Backend/DevOps Founding Engineer Salary Not Disclosed Company Description Joinkyber.com is a pre-seed startup backed by Entrepreneur First building a real-time AI workforce coordinator to orchestrate complex airport ground operations globally. Job Description As the second founding engineer at Joinkyber.com, you will architect the critical coordination layer for global airport ground operations. You will build and scale backend systems and agentic AI that replace manual spreadsheets and radio calls with real-time automation, ensuring aircraft depart on time by orchestrating fragmented data and resource dispatching. Location London, UK Why this role is remarkable Work directly with founders from FIA Formula E performance engineering and Imperial College on mission-critical infrastructure that is already live and operational in North America.Backed by Entrepreneur First (F25), you will be joining a high-velocity team of three at the ground floor with significant ownership and meaningful founding team equity.Solve high-stakes problems where reliability is non-negotiable, replacing outdated manual systems with sophisticated agentic AI in a massive global market. What You Will Do Design, build, and operate production-grade backend systems and cloud architecture on AWS to handle fragmented real-time data feeds.Develop and deploy agentic AI systems that predict the impact of unforeseen events and automatically dispatch staff and resources.Lead technical initiatives including infrastructure setup, CI/CD pipelines, and participation in on-site customer deployments and technical hiring. The ideal candidate 3+ years of experience in platform, DevOps, or backend engineering with a proven track record of building and managing complex production architectures.Deep expertise in AWS and infrastructure-as-code, with a passion for designing systems where operational reliability and performance are the highest priority.A founder's mindset characterized by high agency and resilience, likely having previously founded a company or been an early-stage startup employee. Who are Jack & Jill? Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support. And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate. How does this work? Jack's an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you.Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack's network.If it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives. We never post fake jobs This isn't a trick. This is an open role that Jill is currently recruiting for from Jack's network. Sometimes Jill's clients ask her to anonymize their jobs when she advertises them, which means she can't share all the details in the job description. We appreciate this can make them look a bit suspect, but there isn't much we can do about it. Give Jack a spin! You could land this role. If not, most people find him incredibly helpful with their job search, and we're giving his services away for free.