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People Power For An Autonomous Age

We connect ambitious founders of investor-backed AI startups with the talent that sets their companies apart from the start.

How We Do It

Every AI startup begins with a powerful idea.

But to build momentum, that idea needs a team of rare talent, the kind of people who are hardest to find and even harder to secure.

At Generative, we specialise in helping early-stage AI founders attract the engineers, scientists, and leaders who thrive where innovation moves fastest and the stakes are highest.

What We Do

Helping AI founders win the hardest battle: talent.

The best engineers and technical leaders aren’t just scarce, they’re selective. For early-stage AI startups, securing them early is often the defining challenge of growth. We give founders the edge in attracting and winning the talent that shapes a company’s future.

Talent solutions

Permanent

Build your founding engineering team, the people who set culture, define technical direction, and grow with you.

Flexible

Add proven AI specialists to accelerate key milestones when speed and expertise are critical.

Fractional

Access senior leaders and advisors part-time, unlocking strategic firepower without long-term overhead.

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Job Openings

Founding AI Engineer

United States
$150 000 - $200 000
Permanent
Founding AI Engineer | Build the Future of Insurance Intelligence Insurance still runs on 100+ page documents written by lawyers, for lawyers — and professionals spend endless hours comparing them line by line. We’re changing that with cutting-edge AI that makes these complex documents readable by both humans and machines. As our Founding AI Engineer, you’ll architect LLM systems that can understand nuanced legal language better than most attorneys — transforming how the world’s largest insurance brokers make critical decisions. This isn’t about building chatbots. It’s about creating reasoning AI that can interpret coverage, identify gaps, and rethink how a $1.4T industry operates. What You’ll Do You’ll own and evolve a production LLM application stack — designing intelligent, high-performing systems that push beyond basic RAG implementations. Architect sophisticated LLM workflows for complex policy interpretation Build multi-step reasoning agents and decision-making systems Develop evaluation frameworks, monitoring tools, and cost-optimization pipelines Master vector databases and semantic search for legal and insurance data About You Proven experience building and deploying advanced LLM applications Deep understanding of prompt engineering, agentic systems, and evaluation frameworks Strong background with LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar Thrive in founder-led, fast-moving environments where you take full ownership Passionate about solving real-world challenges with meaningful impact This is an opportunity to define the AI foundation of a venture-backed startup working with several of the largest US insurance brokers. We’re looking for someone exceptional — and willing to wait for the right person. Location: Hybrid if you are based in Chicago. Remote if you are based in either New York/ San Francisco. Must be a US citizen or Green card holder.

Founding Engineer

London, UK
£80,000–£150,000 per year plus equity
Permanent
Our startup client is looking for a Founding Engineer. You’ll join at the earliest stage to help shape and build AI-powered products from the ground up. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments, loves experimenting with new tools, and can turn ideas into working prototypes quickly. Requirements: Computer Science degree with extensive side projects and several years of hands-on experience building with AI tools. Proven track record of building and shipping AI-powered applications at speed, with a bias toward rapid iteration over perfectionism. Full-stack development skills across modern frameworks — Next.js, TypeScript, Python, PostgreSQL, and cloud infrastructure. Direct experience with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, or open-source models) and structured data API integration. A Founding Engineer mentality — comfortable owning the entire development lifecycle from idea to live product. Previous experience at AI-native startups and comfort working in experimental, fast-paced environments. Ability to demo weekly progress, gather feedback, and iterate rapidly on working prototypes. Naturally AI-first in approach — automating every workflow where possible. Thrives in environments where ideas move from concept to product in days, not months, measuring progress through working software rather than lengthy plans. Preferred: Experience working directly with business stakeholders to translate complex workflows into automated solutions. Background in fintech, investment, or private markets (a plus, but not essential). If you’re excited about building innovative AI products in a high-impact environment, apply today.

Full Stack Engineer

London, UK
Permanent
Full-Stack Engineer (AI Focused) – London (On-site) We’re working with an early-stage start-up, who are building an AI-powered workspace for finance and strategy professionals, to hire multiple Full-Stack Engineers. This is a unique opportunity to join a YC-founded business backed by top-tier VCs, and a healthy runway. The founders are serial entrepreneurs with multiple successful exits, and they’re now building what they believe will be the leading AI application platform for enterprise. The role As a Full-Stack Engineer, you’ll have broad ownership across the stack: Developing frontend applications (React/Next.js). Building scalable backend services and APIs (Python/Django/FastAPI preferred). Designing and deploying AI-powered features, including multi-agent systems, RAG pipelines, and model fine-tuning. Contributing to infrastructure, DevOps, and CI/CD. Delivering production-grade AI applications used by some of the world’s biggest enterprises. This is a chance to shape real-world AI systems that are already transforming how finance and consulting professionals work. What they’re looking for 5+ years’ experience as a professional software engineer. Solid backend skills (Python preferred) and frontend experience (React/Next.js) Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), Docker/Kubernetes, and CI/CD. Background in deploying AI/LLM applications in production. Familiarity with RAG pipelines, agent orchestration, fine-tuning, and evaluation frameworks. Comfortable in a fast-moving, high-growth environment. What’s on offer Competitive salary + meaningful equity (discussed later in the process). A chance to work on cutting-edge applied AI with enterprise-scale impact. Fast-paced, ambitious culture with global reach. If you’re ready to make your defining career move in AI, apply now!
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Why Us?

Talent is your most powerful advantage.

If you’re building the future of AI, you can’t leave talent to chance. Generative helps founders secure the rare people who transform potential into progress.