# Former Technical Founders

**Company:** [Encord](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/encord)
**Location:** London, United Kingdom
**Role:** Business Operations
**Skills:** Production Coding, Engineering Trade-Offs, Product Development, Team Leadership, Hiring, Stakeholder Management, Internal Tools, Process Design, System Design, First Principles Thinking
**Posted:** 2026-03-31

> Works directly with the cofounders to identify and execute high-leverage initiatives across product, engineering, go-to-market, and operations. The role is intended for a former technical founder with production coding experience, strong ownership, and a track record of building products and teams.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Work closely with the cofounders to identify and drive high-leverage opportunities across product, engineering, go-to-market, and operations.
- Take ownership of ambitious, ambiguous problems and drive them from zero to shipped.
- Bring an entrepreneurial mindset by spotting gaps, moving quickly, and making things happen with limited resources.
- Build internal tools, processes, and systems that help the company scale.
- Act as a force multiplier across teams, bringing founder-level energy and judgment to each challenge.

## Requirements
- Experience founding or co-founding a technology company.
- Strong technical background, including production coding experience and an understanding of engineering trade-offs.
- Track record of building and shipping products that users love.
- Experience hiring, leading, and inspiring small, high-performing teams.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Comfortable with ambiguity and able to identify what needs to be done without a detailed job specification.
- Builder mindset, with a first-principles approach and the ability to move quickly without sacrificing quality.
- Extreme ownership and the ability to thrive without a safety net.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience starting and exiting a business.
- AI or B2B experience is helpful but not required.

## Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary, commission, and meaningful equity.
- 25 days of annual leave plus UK public holidays.
- Annual learning and development budget.
- Travel for customer visits, events, and conferences across the UK and Europe.
- Company lunches twice a week.
- Monthly socials and bi-annual team offsites.
- Strong in-person culture, with most of the team working from the London office four or more days per week.

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