Founding Engineer
LB744
Posted: 13/10/2026
- £90,000 - £110,000
- London Area
Founding Engineer
Robotics, ML & Simulation
Interested in building software at the intersection of robotics, machine learning and physical simulation, with the freedom to shape both the technology and the product?
I'm working with an early-stage deep tech start-up developing technically sophisticated software for engineering and robotics applications.
They're looking for a Founding Engineer to work directly with the CTO, taking complex technical ideas from early development through to production.
Why it's interesting:
- Work directly with the CTO and founding team on core technology and product decisions
- Build and deploy software used by SMB and enterprise customers
- Solve challenging problems across robotics, numerical optimisation, simulation and ML
- Own projects end-to-end, from technical exploration through to deployment
- Work closely with customers to translate complex engineering problems into usable products
- Help shape the technical foundations of an early-stage company
What we're looking for:
- 2+ years of software engineering experience, or a PhD in a relevant technical field
- Strong Python skills, ideally with PyTorch or JAX
- Experience working with production software, research codebases or open-source projects
- Depth in one or more of:
- Robotic control and numerical optimisation
- Physical simulation and scientific computing
- Generative AI and machine learning
- Geometry processing and computational algorithms
- A hands-on engineer comfortable with ambiguity, technical ownership and rapid iteration
- Bonus points: C++, CUDA, GPU acceleration, NVIDIA Warp, Taichi, Unity or NVIDIA Omniverse.
Anna Heneghan
Head of Machine Learning & AI Recruitment