Founding Engineer - E.O.I.

## Engineering

We back founders building B2B software and technology products in business critical domains. Often in early stage startups, engineering is the constraint. If you're a Senior / Lead / Principal / Staff Engineer or Engineering Lead who thrives in lean teams with real ownership, we'd love to learn more about what you're looking for.

### The context

Across our portfolio, we see companies building workflow automation, compliance tooling, infrastructure, AI-powered enterprise products, and developer tools. Tech stacks vary, but the common thread is small teams moving fast in production-critical environments, typically without the luxury of platform teams, SREs, or dedicated DevOps.

### What great looks like

• Full-stack depth with genuine backend strength, you don't just touch APIs, you design them
• Experience shipping B2B products to real paying customers under time pressure
• You've worked in a small team where you owned large surface area
• Strong opinions on code quality and review, and can articulate the "why" without a lecture
• You've inherited broken infrastructure and improved it without burning everything down

### What makes you stand out

• Previous startup experience, you understand what urgent means in context
• Experience building or scaling multi-tenant SaaS architecture
• Ability to context-switch between technical execution and cross-functional communication
• You've mentored junior engineers without it becoming a second full-time job
• Exposure to AI/ML integration in product features (not just side projects)

### Who this is not for

Engineers who optimise for specialisation over breadth, or who need a mature engineering culture before they can contribute, will find early-stage startup environments frustrating. We're looking for people who shape culture, not those who depend on it already existing.