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Founding Engineer

Job Posted: 20 days ago

Salary: £ 70,000 - 80,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Corby, North Northamptonshire

Expire in: 7 days

Job Description

In short

Our client is building a platform to transform how contractors manage land planning and development, one of the most complex and underserved stages in construction.

Backed by an established contractor with 17+ years of experience, they’re now hiring a Founding Engineer to build the product from scratch and shape the technical direction from day one.

Do you want to take full ownership of a greenfield product, stay hands-on, and work towards a path to technical co-founder?

About the company

This is a newly launched tech venture tackling a major inefficiency in the construction and development lifecycle.

Today, planning projects require coordination between dozens of consultants and reports, often managed through fragmented, outdated systems.

The vision is to build a centralised platform combining workflow management and document collaboration, creating a single source of truth for the entire planning process.

With a clear MVP scope and early user demand, the business is now moving into build phase.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a highly autonomous engineer who is comfortable building in ambiguity and making key technical decisions early.

You’ll likely enjoy this role if you:

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    Take ownership and execute without needing heavy direction

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    Enjoy building from zero to one

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    See messy, complex systems as an opportunity to simplify

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    Want to shape both product and technical direction

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    Are motivated by long-term impact and potential equity upside

What you’ll do

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    Architect and build the platform from the ground up (greenfield)

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    Own technical decisions across stack, architecture, and integrations

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    Deliver the MVP (workflow hub + document management system)

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    Integrate external data sources and APIs into a unified platform

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    Work closely with product and data architect stakeholders to shape functionality

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    Chance to build automation tools that create immediate operational value

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    Contribute to long-term product and technical strategy

Must-haves

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    Full-stack engineering experience with end-to-end ownership

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    Experience building production-ready applications independently

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    Ability to design architecture in greenfield environments

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    Experience working with APIs and integrating multiple data sources

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    Strong product mindset — focused on outcomes over process

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    Comfortable operating in ambiguity with high autonomy

Nice-to-haves

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    Experience building or working with document management systems

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    Experience in PropTech, ConstructionTech, or related sectors

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    Exposure to SaaS platforms and subscription-based products

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    Familiarity with workflow automation tools and systems

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    Interest in applying AI to document and planning workflows

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    Experience working with data-heavy or integration-heavy platforms

Why join

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    Build a category-defining product in an underserved market

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    Take full ownership from day one — architecture, code, and product direction

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    Work directly with experienced operators with deep domain expertise

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    Join a funded venture with real users and clear product demand

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    Clear pathway to technical co-founder

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    High impact: your work will shape how an entire industry operates

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