Founding AI Systems Builder
UK (On-site)
Posted 2 weeks ago
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Job Description
About the opportunity
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We're hiring the founding technical builder for one of our portfolio companies. The company isn't named publicly at this stage; shortlisted applicants receive the full picture, including the company, the first project, and the long-term path, before committing to anything.
You'll be building systems for established companies with the purpose of increasing profit margins and efficiency. Real workflows, real users, revenue-relevant systems from week one. As the first technical hire, you'll set the standards everything after you is built on.
What you'll own
- We bring the system thesis; you pressure-test it and shape the scope with us
- You design and build enterprise-grade systems: agentic workflows, databases, APIs, front and back end UI/UX
- You ship properly: simulations, permissions, monitoring, security, error handling, documentation
- You turn each build into reusable components so the next similar project is faster
Who we're looking for
- A software developer by background (2+ years professionally) who has since gone deep on AI-assisted development and now builds dangerously fast with tools like Claude Code, Cursor or similar
- You've shipped complex systems that real businesses run on, and you've watched them break, fixed them, and hardened them
- You own outcomes without hand-holding: given a clear thesis and access, you come back with working software and the decisions you made along the way
- You build fast with AI but never trust its output blindly
- We will consider exceptional candidates who have not previously been software developers.
Terms
- $8,000-$13,000 per month, experience depending. Initial 12-week term
- Full-time is the default; a 3-4 day initial structure is possible for exceptional candidates with existing commitments
- Application finalists conduct a paid practical trial. We never ask for free work
- If the initial term goes well, the role converts to the permanent founding technical position: competitive base salary plus meaningful equity options, with that offer put in writing by week 8
- You'll work directly with our founder
Affluent.co
Affluent.co is a multi-service digital marketing agency and e-learning business. We specialise in social media advertising, and have so far generated millions in new revenue for businesses across the globe.In addition to the Affluent Agency arm, Affluent.co plays host to the Affluent Academy, one of the world's fastest growing and reputable digital marketing training programs. With over 100 CPD certified training videos and 40 hours of content, the Academy is responsible for training thousands of aspiring agency owners every year.At the very core of the business, Affluent.co strives for a world where all entrepreneurs find success.
