Founding AI Engineer ($160k-$210k + Equity) at Bead AI

Job Title

Founding AI Engineer

Salary

$160k-$210k + Equity

Company Description

Bead AI is a venture‑backed startup founded by ex‑Meta and ex‑11x.ai engineers building the trust layer for enterprise. We are replacing the $50B manual audit and compliance industry with real‑time agentic AI, moving from quarterly manual checklists to continuous automated risk detection for Fortune 500 companies.

Location

• London, UK
• San Francisco, USA

Why this role is remarkable

• True founding opportunity as the 4th team member, shaping the architecture and culture of a company attacking a $50B market from day one.
• Unique career path starting in a high‑velocity London team before relocating to San Francisco in Fall 2026 with full visa support provided.
• Founded by elite talent from Meta and 11x.ai, the company already has paying enterprise customers and strong commercial traction with top‑tier backing.

What You Will Do

• Develop and scale the backbone of a core audit product, replacing manual checklists with a fully agentic, real‑time approach.
• Take complete ownership of end‑to‑end AI workflows, including data processing, model fine‑tuning, evaluation, and production deployment.
• Collaborate directly with the founding team to set the product roadmap, balancing customer feedback with long‑term technical health.

The ideal candidate

• Proven track record of shipping complex products end‑to‑end as a founding or early engineer at a high‑growth startup.
• Pragmatic builder with experience launching agentic systems and LLMs in production, prioritizing proven methods to achieve immediate customer impact.
• High‑agency individual who thrives in ambiguity, flourishes with autonomy, and has the long‑term ambition to found their own company.

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