Founding Engineer (£500-£750 Contract + Equity) at stealth AI risk infrastructure startup

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 £500-£750 Fixed-Fee Contract + Equity Company Description Stealth AI risk infrastructure startup Job Description 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. Location London, UK 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. 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. The ideal candidate * 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. 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.