Founding Engineer AT Lockstep

This is a job that Jill, our AI Recruiter, is recruiting for on behalf of one of our customers. She will pick the best candidates from Jack's network. The next step is to speak to Jack. Job Title Founding Engineer Salary Not Disclosed Company Description LockStep is a UK-based firm helping private equity-backed businesses transform operations through production-grade AI systems and redesigned workflows.

Join LockStep as a Founding Engineer to bridge the gap between bespoke consulting and static software. You will architect a delivery system that scales AI implementations across entire private equity portfolios. By automating complex workflows and building reusable infrastructure, you'll directly impact EBITDA for mid-sized enterprises while defining the technical foundation of the company. Location London, UK Why this role is remarkable

• Become a technical founder of a business with a proven market and a full customer pipeline through the end of 2026.
• Move beyond "chatbot" AI into building mission-critical systems that fundamentally redesign how mid-sized, PE-backed businesses operate.
• Secure meaningful equity and genuine ownership of the technical direction while building a compounding delivery engine from day one. What You Will Do
• Architect and implement the core delivery system, focusing on reusable infrastructure, workflow patterns, and deployment tooling.
• Balance technical leadership with hands-on delivery, spending 40% of your time working directly with clients to solve messy, real-world operational challenges.
• Scale the engineering team and create internal knowledge systems that turn project experience into shared, automated capabilities. The ideal candidate
• Proven full-stack engineer who has shipped production-grade AI systems, moving beyond simple prototypes to resilient, real-world applications.
• Exceptional ability to identify reusable patterns within fragmented data and complex workflows to build scalable software solutions.
• Practical, curious, and ambitious leader ready to own technical strategy and build the foundation of a high-growth AI delivery platform. Who are Jack & Jill? 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. 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. How does this work?
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