Founding AI Engineer at Goodspeed Studio

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 AI Engineer Salary Not Disclosed Company Description Goodspeed Studio is a London-based AI firm dedicated to building production-grade internal tools and autonomous agents that serve hundreds of thousands to millions of users. Job Description As the Founding AI Engineer at Goodspeed Studio, you will lead the technical architecture and delivery of sophisticated AI agents and internal tooling. Working alongside the founder, you will own the entire development lifecycle—from system design and data ingestion to UI—while building the engineering team that will scale the company's impact. Location London, UK Why this role is remarkable * Lead the technical direction of a high-growth AI studio, making critical architecture and tooling decisions from day one. * Experience true founding impact by helping shape the engineering culture, hiring the core team, and working directly with the founder. * Ship agents at massive scale, designing systems that handle millions of users and complex retrieval pipelines for real-world applications. What You Will Do * Architect and build production AI agents, managing the end-to-end lifecycle from document ingestion and RAG retrieval to the user interface. * Own the entire system design, including permissions, caching, and rate limiting, to ensure durable workflows for high-traffic agentic systems. * Proactively recommend and implement the technical stack, providing sound technical reasoning to drive the studio’s engineering direction and excellence. The ideal candidate * Proven technical leadership experience with the ability to own backend architecture, database design, and API development for complex systems. * Deep expertise in applied AI, with a solid understanding of agentic workflows, RAG retrieval techniques, and the trade-offs involved in scaling LLMs. * An "applied over theoretical" mindset with a strong bias for shipping code and the ability to build across the full stack. 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? * 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 it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives. We never post fake jobs This isn't a trick. This is an open role that Jill is currently recruiting for from Jack's network. Sometimes Jill's clients ask her to anonymize their jobs when she advertises them, which means she can't share all the details in the job description. We appreciate this can make them look a bit suspect, but there isn't much we can do about it. Give Jack a spin! You could land this role. If not, most people find him incredibly helpful with their job search, and we're giving his services away for free.