Founding Engineer (80k-110k + Equity) at Xylo

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Founding Engineer

Salary: 80k110k Equity

Company Description: Xylo AI-powered operating system for local government

Job Description:
As the Founding Engineer at Xylo you will tackle a trillion-dollar problem by building AI-powered tools that modernize local government planning. Working directly with co-founders you will ship features end-to-end using a modern stack including React Supabase and LLMs transforming how councils deliver critical housing and infrastructure projects across the UK.

Location: London UK

Why this role is remarkable:

• Join a mission-driven founding team with elite backgrounds in software engineering venture capital and climate tech to solve a global housing crisis.

• Own the technical foundation and culture of a startup that is already shipping products used by local planning officers to automate complex research.

• Enjoy a high-autonomy environment where your code reduces manual workload for government officials within days of shipping creating tangible societal impact.

What you will do:

• Build and deploy new features end-to-end from initial concept through to full production deployment using React TypeScript and Supabase.

• Collaborate directly with customers to iterate on AI-driven products like Core and Patch ensuring high accuracy through domain frameworks and human-in-the-loop evals.

• Shape the engineering culture and technical architecture while leveraging LLMs to automate research validation checks and report generation for local councils.

The ideal candidate:

• 4 years of professional full-stack experience with a proven track record of shipping 0 to 1 products in fast-paced startup environments.

• Highly product-focused with a deep curiosity for user problems and an interest in applying AI/LLMs to solve complex real-world public sector challenges.

• Comfortable with ambiguity and ownership ideally possessing an unconventional background or a history of taking meaningful career risks to build impactful technology.

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