Founding Engineer

Permanent
Technology
Experienced
python, react, scaleup, ai, text to speech, video. avatar and voices, llm, start up, vc backed
City of London, London
London
£60000 - £80000 per annum

TEC Partners are collaborating with a venture-backed startup that's pioneering the future of audio creation through generative AI technology, shaping new possibilities for the music, film, and gaming industries.

As a Founding Engineer, you'll be instrumental in developing a cutting-edge platform that acts as a creative "co-pilot," allowing artists, studios, and creators to generate and enhance audio simply by inputting text commands. Examples include instructions like "increase music tempo to 120 BPM" or "add a saxophone beat to the melody" - with the platform generating the requested audio output.

Key Responsibilities

  • Product Development: Collaborate with a small team of researchers and three well-connected co-founders to drive the platform's development from the ground up.
  • Core Technology: Leverage Python, React, and Node in the initial stack, while having the flexibility to explore other languages and technologies to build the best solutions.
  • User-Centered Design: Engage directly with end users, ensuring that development is closely aligned with their needs and the platform's goals.
  • Foundational Model Training: Contribute to the training and refinement of proprietary AI models that power text-to-audio transformations.
  • Leadership Potential: As the company scales, take the opportunity to build and lead your own engineering team, driving technical innovation and growth.

Qualifications

  • Experience in full-stack or back-end engineering, preferably in a startup environment.
  • Proficiency with Python, React, Node, or similar technologies.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML concepts, especially in the context of generative models or audio processing, is a plus.
  • Passion for creative tech applications and willingness to tackle complex technical challenges.

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