As a Founding Engineer, you will build a best-in-class semantic engine that translates natural language into complex SQL. You will own features end-to-end, defining the data modeling standards for enterprise clients. This role combines deep technical challenges in functional programming and LLM implementation with direct customer interaction to drive product-led growth.
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Founding Software Engineer at Well-funded AI data analytics startup
Join an elite team of builders as a Founding Software Engineer at a well-funded AI startup in London. You'll architect a revolutionary semantic engine that translates plain English into complex SQL, empowering decision-makers at blue-chip companies to access data instantly. If you thrive on autonomy, first-principles thinking, and the fast-paced environment of a venture-backed startup, this is your chance to define the future of business intelligence from the ground up.
Overview
Role overview
Company
About the company
Well-funded AI data analytics startup
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Architect and build a sophisticated semantic engine to support complex data requests and metric definitions.
- Take full end-to-end ownership of product features and act as the technical lead for key enterprise clients.
- Develop and refine an expressive semantic layer format that balances ease of use with advanced enterprise modeling.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- Demonstrates strong functional programming skills and the ability to act autonomously in a fast-paced environment.
- Possesses expert-level SQL skills and a deep understanding of database management and data wrangling techniques.
- Exhibits a first-principles thinking approach to software engineering, particularly when working with emerging LLM technologies.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Join as a founding team member with significant influence over technical architecture and product direction from day one.
- Work at a high-growth startup backed by top-tier VCs with a blue-chip customer base already in place.
- Solve unsolved, high-value engineering problems at the intersection of LLMs and complex data modeling for global enterprises.
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