Founding Software Engineer

Reggiecole — United Kingdom · Posted ~2 days ago

Lead Full-time Remote £100K-£130K

Skills

Backend Development Frontend Development System Architecture API Design Cloud Infrastructure CI/CD Product Development Software Engineering Computer Science Mathematics Startup Experience Technical Leadership

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Summary

Join an early-stage startup as a founding engineer, helping define product direction and technical architecture from the ground up. The role requires strong full-stack engineering skills, architecture expertise, cloud infrastructure knowledge, API design, CI/CD experience, and a proven ability to build production products in startup environments. This is a remote-first permanent position for candidates based in the UK with occasional in-person team meetings.

Highlights

Competitive salary, remote-first work with flexibility, opportunity to shape technical direction from the beginning, close collaboration with founders, and strong long-term leadership growth potential.

Description

Founding Engineer, early stage start-up Remote (UK based) | Occasional London meetups | Permanent | £100k - £130k Our client is building something from scratch and needs a Founding Engineer to help do it. You won't just be handed a roadmap, you'll be in the room shaping what gets built and how, right alongside the founders. They would love someone with a solid academic background, so a Masters in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Maths or similar, but this isn't an academic role. You need to be someone who can roll their sleeves up and just get on with it, structure or no structure. but someone who see's vision, is a builder and not just a fixer. What they need from you: A Masters in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Maths or something similarStrong tech stack in Back End and Front End DevelopmentSystem ArchitectureAPI DesignCloud infrastructure experienceCI/CDSolid experience actually building productsExperience in start up like environmentsYou are passionate about what you do and able to own decisionsBased in the UK and fine being remote most of the time, with the odd trip to London for the team.Ability to build and manage a team in the future Why it's worth a look: £100k to £130k depending on what you bringGenuine say over the technical direction, not just writing code someone else designedRemote first, proper flexibility that comes with being early stageYou'd be one of the first in rather than another name on a big team Please apply with your updated CV and I will give you a call.