Founding Software Engineer
Core
Founding Engineer building core product features and systems for an AI startup in the US healthcare industry.
Role type
Founding Software Engineer
Builds
Core product features and engineering systems for an AI healthcare startup
Domain
US Healthcare + AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Full-stack engineering (frontend and backend), solving ambiguous problems, end-to-end ownership, rapid prototyping, system debugging
Preferred skills
AI/automation expertise, startup experience, product-mindedness, autonomy
Technologies
Not specified
Responsibilities
Building and shipping core product features, owning product areas end-to-end, solving bugs and improving existing systems, working directly with founders on priorities, taking initiative without heavy oversight
Seniority
Early-stage, hands-on IC
Rewrite
## About the role
This is a role for a Founding Engineer at a tech startup building AI for the US healthcare industry.
The company is growing extremely quickly, currently at 50%+ month-on-month revenue growth, and has a very small team. This is a hands-on role with real ownership from day one, working directly with the founders and helping shape the product as the company scales.
This role is best suited to a strong generalist who enjoys moving fast, solving ambiguous problems and taking responsibility for whole product areas rather than narrow tickets.
## Key Responsibilities
- Building and shipping core product features
- Owning product areas end-to-end
- Solving bugs and improving existing systems
- Working directly with the founders on product and engineering priorities
- Taking initiative and figuring out what needs to be done without heavy oversight
## Candidate Profile
- Ideally 3+ years' software engineering experience, though exceptional candidates with less experience will be considered
- Strong generalist engineering ability across frontend and backend
- Excited by AI, automation and early-stage startups
- Highly proactive, autonomous and product-minded
- Comfortable in a small team with a high level of responsibility
- Ambitious, practical and biased towards action
## Job Location
London
## Remote Work Policy
Onsite or remote
## Hires remotely in
United Kingdom
## Visa Sponsorship
Not Available
## Preferred Timezones
Eastern Time, Atlantic Time, Greenland, Coordinated Universal Time
## Relocation
Allowed
Sourced via wellfound · Listed on CareerPlan, which tracks 70,000+ jobs from 20+ sources.