Founding Engineer

Founding Engineer | AI & Robotics | Up to £150k + Bonus & Equity | London, Onsite We’re working with a YC-backed robotics startup building the AI-powered control layer for industrial robots, starting with welding. They have raised a $6m seed round and are already deploying systems with manufacturing partners. The team combines deep experience across AI, robotics, infrastructure and startup engineering. This is an employee #4 opportunity, joining a small technical team building software that directly controls physical systems in real production environments. The Role You’ll work across software, AI, robotics and hardware, taking ownership of core systems from early research through to deployment at customer sites. Responsibilities Design and build systems connecting software, industrial robots, sensors and networksDevelop production software across the robotics and AI stackWork hands-on with vision systems, robotic arms and welding equipmentDeploy and maintain systems in customer production environmentsContribute to architecture, technical direction and product decisionsTravel occasionally to industry partners across the UK, Europe and US Requirements Strong software engineering fundamentals and production ownershipComfortable working across unfamiliar technical areasExperience building complex systems involving software, hardware or infrastructureAbility to move between high-level architecture and hands-on implementationInterest in robotics, computer vision, industrial systems or applied AIStartup experience or evidence of independently owning difficult technical problems Relevant Technology Python, C++, robotics, computer vision, machine learning, distributed systems, networking and industrial hardware. Location Five days per week onsite at an industrial lab near London Bridge. Package £100,000 to £150,000 + bonus + meaningful equity.