Tech Lead – Founding Engineer, AI

We are building a venture studio focused on launching and scaling LLM native and AI first startups at speed. We are looking for a senior, hands on full stack AI and LLM engineer who builds with strong ownership and wants a clear path to CTO within a centralised venture studio tech team.

This role sits within a centralised venture studio tech team and is designed for someone who will be involved in any component where AI or LLMs are required, building real production grade AI systems rather than isolated wrappers or demos.

You will be responsible for designing, building, and shipping LLM driven products from day zero, starting with fast MVP delivery using LLM APIs and then transitioning into fine tuning and deploying open source models for privacy, control, and performance. This includes agent based systems, AI workflows, and scalable backend infrastructure that can support real users and revenue.

A core expectation of this role is that AI is not just a feature b...