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Posted 03 July, 2026

Founding Engineer Full Stack Python React

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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Hybrid Full Time
Salary: £65,000 to £80,000 Annually
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Founding Engineer (Full Stack Python React) Cambridge to £80k

Are you a bright, ambitious Software Engineer with start-up experience who enjoys taking ownership and working with a range of technology across the full stack?

You could be progressing your career in an impactful role at a growing "Tech for Good" start-up that is using AI technology to ensure facilities compliance and efficiencies within the NHS and Health sector, with plans to expand to other regulated industries.

As a Founding Engineer you'll work closely with the founders and a small technology team to design and develop scalable end-to-end solutions working across the full software development lifecycle through to CI/CD and deployment to Azure. You'll be mainly working with Python and TypeScript, collaboratively problem solving and promoting best practices.

Location / WFH:

You'll join the team in Cambridge two days a week, ideally with one day a week in London too (expenses covered) and flexibility to work from home.

About you:

  • You enjoy taking ownership and can build software from scratch and iterate quickly
  • You have strong technical skills across the full stack, primarily with Python and TypeScript
  • You have experience with RESTful APIs (they use FastAPI), React and other web technologies such as HTML5, CSS3
  • You have experience with LLMs and agentic AI, like to get your hands dirty and have a proactive entrepreneurial spirit
  • You're curious by nature, happy to learn and pick up new things
  • You're keen to work in a start-up environment, comfortable with unstructured environments
  • You're collaborative with great communication skills
  • You are degree educated, minimum 2.1 at BSc from a top tier university, Computer Science or closely related discipline preferred, likely to have studied to MSc / PhD

What's in it for you:

  • Salary to £80k
  • Equity
  • Impactful role with excellent career growth opportunities

Apply now to find out more about this Founding Engineer (Full Stack Python React) opportunity.

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