Founding AI Engineer

Softweb Resourcing
Soho, London, United Kingdom
Today
£100,000 – £150,000 pa

Salary

£100,000 – £150,000 pa

Posted
16 Oct 2026 (Today)

Founding AI Engineer – Applied AI / Computer Vision - London / Hybrid

We’re looking for a Founding AI Engineer to join an exciting pre-seed video / computer vision start-up building cutting-edge agentic workflows and AI-powered video tools used in large-scale media environments. With multiple deals signed, now is a terrific time to join.

This is a rare opportunity to become the first dedicated AI hire in a fast-moving revenue generating startup already running frontier AI models in production. You’ll work directly with the founders, own AI engineering end-to-end, and have a major impact across product quality, infrastructure efficiency and technical direction.

We’re looking for a high calibre AI Engineer that will be a key hire where you’ll make a significant contribution to the product, with high autonomy and working on the next generation of product.

What we’re looking for:

* 5+ years’ experience within Applied AI / ML / MLOps

* Experience building eval frameworks

* Strong Python and production AI systems experience

* Experience with LLMs, Generative AI, prompt engineering or agentic workflows

* Startup mindset with a hands-on, product-focused approach

* Computer vision / video / VFX / rendering / graphics experience beneficial

What’s on offer:

* £100k - £150k base + equity

* Founding-level ownership

* 1 day a fortnight in London

* Greenfield AI engineering challenges

* Direct collaboration with founders

If you enjoy building practical AI systems, moving quickly and solving real-world problems with modern AI tooling then we’d love to hear from you.

Sound like your kind of challenge? Apply now for immediate consideration or for a chat

Related Jobs

View all jobs
Spotlight

PoliceAI: Senior AI Engineer

College of Policing London, Eng, United Kingdom
£78,000 – £85,000 pa Remote

Applied AI Engineer, Startups (Codex)

OpenAI London, United Kingdom
Permanent

Senior AI Engineer

167 Solutions London, United Kingdom
£100,000 – £140,000 pa

Applied AI Architect, Startups

Anthropic London, United Kingdom
£150,000 – £170,000 pa On-site

CFD Engineer

PhysicsX London, United Kingdom

Solutions Architect - Nordics

Cohere London, United Kingdom
Remote

Solutions Engineer - French Speaker

Synthesia Paris, France, France
Hybrid

Industry Insights

Discover insightful articles, industry insights, expert tips, and curated resources.