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Lead Founding Engineer
Job Posted: 3 days ago
Salary: £ 75,000 - 90,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Manchester, Greater Manchester
Expire in: 25 days
Job Description
Founding Full Stack Engineer | Early-Stage AI Start-up | Equity + Autonomy
Are you a full stack engineer who wants to build something from the ground up, shape a product with real-world impact, and have a genuine stake in the business?
We're partnered exclusively with a well-funded, Manchester-based AI start-up that's solving a huge problem in a legacy-heavy industry.
They've got strong early traction with paying customers, are part of a global accelerator programme, and are now ready to grow their founding engineering team.
You'll be joining as the first technical hire beyond the founders - someone who's ready to lead the build of scalable, user-facing products that leverage the latest in AI and data automation.
You'll work closely with a hands-on founding team with a track record of building successful tech companies.
🔧 What You'll Be Doing
Building and scaling a greenfield SaaS platform from MVP to production
Designing clean, maintainable solutions across the stack (front end, back end, infra)
Collaborating with product leads and real users to guide technical direction
Laying the groundwork for a future engineering team
✅ What They're Looking For
Strong full stack experience (React, TypeScript, Python, and Node)
Exposure to cloud-native architecture and devops tooling
Comfortable working with APIs, building secure, scalable software
Bonus: Experience with ML/AI tooling or early-stage product environments
🎯 What's on Offer
Up to £90k + generous equity (pre-allocated options pool)
Full autonomy and technical ownership
Monthly on-site collaboration with the founding team (Manchester city centre based)
A fast-moving, no-nonsense team that values builders over buzzwords
This is a rare opportunity to get in early, build meaningful software, and take ownership of a product that's already delivering real valueBefore You Apply
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