Founding Software Platform Engineer (Python + Cloud)

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London / £100000 - £150000 annum

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Salary
SALARY:

£100000 - £150000

Location

LOCATION

London

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Founding Software / Platform Engineer

Stealth Fintech (London / Hybrid)

Up to £150,000 + Equity

I'm working with a stealth-mode startup that's building a GPU-backed trading platform, with the goal of making GPU trading efficient and unlocking price discovery in a completely new market. With strong interest from SF venture capitalists and a seed round expected to close next month, this is the chance to join at the most exciting stage of the journey.

The founding team already includes world-class talent from MIT, Caltech, Harvard, Citadel, and Meta. They're now looking for a Founding Engineer with pedigree from top-tier tech or fintech companies, someone who can both lead and build, and who will play a visible role in fundraising as proof of the company's ability to attract exceptional talent.

Why this role?

  • Impact: Shape the architecture and scale of a trading platform in a completely new asset class.

  • Visibility: Be part of the fundraising pitch and future public face of the company.

  • Ownership: Drive technical decision-making across backend, infrastructure, and deployment.

  • Growth: Join a team of proven founders with deep technical and financial expertise.

What you'll be doing:

  • Building and scaling a complex trading platform from the ground up.

  • Improving and expanding cloud deployment processes (currently GCP).

  • Leading on backend engineering in Python, with PostgreSQL for data storage.

  • Expanding Terraform usage across deployments and managing Kubernetes clusters.

  • Collaborating with the founding team on data acquisition, frontend, and platform scaling.

What they're looking for:

  • Strong experience from a recognisable tech scale-up or fintech (e.g., Revolut, Spotify, Bloomberg, etc.).

  • Track record of building complex systems - either in financial services, B2B SaaS, or other data-heavy domains.

  • Hands-on with Python, Terraform, Kubernetes, and cloud (GCP preferred).

  • Understanding of markets, trading systems, or brokerage platforms (Bloomberg, commodities, etc.) would be a big plus.

  • Someone equally comfortable building as they are leading - you'll be in the trenches but also shaping the vision.

Tech stack:

GCP | Python | PostgreSQL | Kubernetes | Terraform | React | Typescript

What's on offer:

  • Founding-level equity + salary.

  • A central role in the fundraising journey and future company growth.

  • Work alongside some of the brightest minds in finance, AI, and engineering.

  • The chance to define an entirely new market.

CONTACT

Michael Bellchambers

Senior Recruitment consultant

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