Senior Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

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 Senior Founding Forward Deployed Engineer Salary Not Disclosed Company Description Venmark is a $12m pre-seed AI-native certification company backed by Creandum and Cherry Ventures. We are transforming the £67B Testing, Inspection, and Certification market by acquiring traditional service providers and integrating them onto a modern, AI-powered platform to automate workflows, improve margins, and create the operating system for physical world compliance. Job Description As the Founding Technical Lead and first tech hire, you will build Venmark’s AI-platform from scratch to unify and uplift acquired businesses. You will embed directly with SMEs across the UK, translating messy operational challenges into automated systems for scheduling, report generation, and customer communication, driving immediate commercial impact and significant value creation. Location London, UK Why this role is remarkable Work directly with a serial exited founder and M&A expert to transform a massive £67B fragmented market through a unique buy-and-build AI strategy.High-impact founding role with significant equity participation and absolute ownership over the platform architecture and technical roadmap from day zero.Immediate feedback loop where you see your AI-powered automations improve real-world margins and operational efficiency for essential physical-world businesses. What You Will Do Embed with acquired companies 2-3 days per week to deeply understand operations, build trust with management, and identify high-leverage automation opportunities.Design and build the core AI-platform from scratch, including end-user dashboards, audit trails, and integrations for scheduling and document generation.Act as a strategic technical advisor during the acquisition process, evaluating legacy tech stacks and performing due diligence on potential portfolio companies. The ideal candidate At least 4 years of full-stack software engineering experience with proficiency in NextJS, Java, TypeScript, and building AI-powered workflow automations.Exceptional communicator capable of building trust with non-technical SME operators and translating complex business problems into elegant, production-ready technical solutions.Pragmatic generalist willing to travel across the UK who enjoys moving from 0-to-1 in ambiguous environments and shipping software at high velocity. 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.