As a founding engineer, you will design and own the cloud backbone for a high-traffic AI platform. You will build multi-region infrastructure, automate deployment pipelines, and optimize performance for intensive workloads. This is a high-impact role on an elite team, offering significant ownership and the chance to scale global systems.
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Founding Infrastructure Engineer at Fast-growing generative AI startup
Join an elite engineering team as a Founding Infrastructure Engineer at one of the fastest-growing AI startups in the industry. This is a unique opportunity to own the cloud backbone of a platform seeing 20-30% MoM growth, backed by top-tier VCs and tech legends. If you are a Terraform expert with experience scaling global AWS environments and want to secure significant equity in a high-traction company, this London-based role offers the impact and ownership you've been looking for.
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Location
London, United Kingdom
Compensation
$120k-$250k + Equity
Company
Confidential company
Role overview
About the company
Fast-growing generative AI startup
What you will do
- Design and maintain scalable AWS environments using Terraform to ensure reliability and cost efficiency.
- Build infrastructure patterns for rapid multi-region deployment and isolated single-tenant customer environments.
- Implement robust observability and performance tuning for high-frequency AI processing and low-latency routing.
Who this is a fit for
- 5+ years of experience owning cloud infrastructure at scale with expertise in Terraform and AWS.
- Proven track record of building sophisticated CI/CD pipelines and managing container orchestration.
- Strong background in cloud networking, security best practices, and performance monitoring for distributed systems.
Why this role is remarkable
- Join an elite, talent-dense engineering team during a period of explosive monthly revenue growth and global adoption.
- Secure a founding-level role with significant equity in a platform backed by world-class venture capital and industry leaders.
- Solve complex architectural challenges involving multi-tenant isolation and high-throughput AI workloads at a global scale.
How Jack & Jill work together
I get to know what you’re great at, then find roles you’d never find yourself.Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support.
I recruit from Jack’s network and make the intro when I spot a great match.And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate.
Jack gets to know what you're great at and what you want next, then searches 15 million jobs daily and helps you discover roles at companies like this.
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What happens next?
Jack’s an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you.
Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack’s network.
If your profile’s a match and Confidential company wants to meet, Jill will make the intro. In the meantime, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.