Engineering Lead Software Manager Founding EngineerPython - Agentic AI - FastAPI - CI/CDFully Remote (UK / Europe)A small and talented team of talented engineers and data scientists are quietly building something interesting. Well-backed and operating in the AI engineering space, they partner with PE backed businesses to solve complex technical and analytical problems - taking ideas from early concept through to production-grade systems.They''re still early enough that the engineering culture, ways of working, and technical direction are being shaped. With a team of around 15 today and plans to grow to 50 over the next 12 months, the foundations being laid now will matter. This is where you come in.You''ll join as a Founding Engineer / Engineering Lead, taking ownership of building production-grade systems (not just prototypes) in an environment where AI isn''t a side project, it''s central to what''s being delivered.The work is varied and delivery-focused. You might be designing APIs one week, thinking through async processing and scale the next, and then helping shape how something is deployed, monitored, and improved in production - often in real client environments.This role is for someone who thinks commercially and works in partnership with clients to capture and design solutions from the ground up. What we''re looking forStrong Python experience, particularly with asynchronous or distributed systemsSolid experience building APIs and backend servicesGood understanding o