Founding Engineer (+ Equity) at nettle

This is a job that Jill, our AI Recruiter, is recruiting for on behalf of one of our customers. She will pick the best candidates from Jack's network. The next step is to speak to Jack. Job Title Founding Engineer Salary Not Disclosed + Equity Company Description nettle is a London-based insurtech startup backed by Project A and prominent executives from Allianz and AXA. They are building an agentic AI platform that automates the risk engineering process for the trillion-dollar commercial insurance market, transforming manual workflows that previously took days into minutes. Job Description Join nettle as employee #7 to revolutionize commercial underwriting by building agentic AI workflows. Working directly with ex-QuantumBlack founders, you will ship enterprise-grade features, manage complex on-premise deployments for global insurers, and shape the technical foundation of a platform already scaling across Europe, the US, and the Middle East. Location London, UK Why this role is remarkable

• Work directly with founders Jack Miller and Katya Lait (ex-QuantumBlack) who have a proven track record of scaling AI insurance products to $1M+ ARR.
• Tackle a massive market opportunity with a product already winning enterprise contracts and being deployed by major global insurers across three continents.
• Secure a meaningful founding team equity stake while having end-to-end ownership of the technical infrastructure, engineering culture, and client-facing technical strategy.

What You Will Do

• Design and ship production AI features using LLMs and agentic workflows as a core part of the daily product development cycle.
• Lead on-premise Docker deployments for enterprise clients, managing complex infrastructure, security reviews, and networking across multiple global regions.
• Partner directly with client IT and infosec teams during PoCs to provide technical credibility and translate field observations into product improvements.

The ideal candidate

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with expert-level Python (Flask/Django) and extensive experience in the React/NextJS ecosystem.
• Proven track record of shipping software into client-managed or on-premise enterprise infrastructure, including hands-on experience with Docker and production networking.
• High-calibre academic background (BSc, MSc, or PhD) with recent professional experience building and deploying production-grade integrations with LLMs.

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