Join as the first engineer at a pre-seed startup building critical risk and insurance infrastructure for autonomous AI agents. Starting with a focused contract audition, you will build the core evidence ingestion engine that transforms raw execution traces into structured risk assessments for global enterprises and major financial institutions.
Founding Engineer at stealth AI risk infrastructure startup
Are you ready to build the infrastructure that makes autonomous AI agents insurable? This is a rare opportunity to join a pre-seed startup in London as the founding engineer. You'll start with a high-impact contract project to build an evidence ingestion foundation before transitioning into a core equity role. If you have deep Python experience and want to solve the most ambitious greenfield problems in AI risk and security, this stealth startup—already scoring events for global banks—is the place to be. Move beyond optimization and start building critical safety layers for the future of AI.
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Location
London, United Kingdom
Compensation
£500-£750 Fixed-Fee Contract + Equity
Company
Confidential company
Role overview
About the company
Stealth AI risk infrastructure startup
What you will do
- Extract complex workflow topologies and graph structures from high-volume agent execution traces.
- Build a unified evidence model that normalizes production traces, red-team results, and permission data.
- Develop backend modules for detecting security controls, approval gates, and authorization boundaries within AI workflows.
Who this is a fit for
- Expert Python developer with a proven track record of building production systems from zero to one.
- Significant experience with observability data, such as traces, spans, and event-based logging architectures.
- Strong interest in AI security, governance, or risk assessment with the ability to thrive in an ambiguous environment.
Why this role is remarkable
- Founding team seat at a stealth startup recently recognized as a top emerging AI company in Europe.
- Backed by prestigious grants and top-tier venture capital firms specializing in infrastructure and early-stage innovation.
- Opportunity to define the technical foundation for a massive, unexploited market at the intersection of AI safety and insurance.
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