Founding Engineer, Fleetcraft

£100-180k

React

TypeScript

Python

Azure

PyTorch

Junior, Mid and Senior level

London

4-5 days a week in office (Liverpool Street, London)

AI native aircraft engineering

Posted today

AI native aircraft engineering

1-20 employees

B2BArtificial Intelligence

Posted today

£100-180k

React

TypeScript

Python

Azure

PyTorch

Junior, Mid and Senior level

London

4-5 days a week in office (Liverpool Street, London)

1-20 employees

B2BArtificial Intelligence

Company mission

To enhance humanity’s access to the sky, building AI systems to make it dramatically faster and more affordable to maintain and certify aircraft - accelerating safety, reliability, and innovation across aerospace.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

2+ years of software development experience
Proven track record of building and shipping full-stack products in fast-paced, product-driven teams
Hands-on experience building production AI systems with Python, PyTorch, and LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.), integrated into real user workflows
Familiarity with MLOps tools and CI/CD for both traditional and ML-driven systems
Strong backend and API development skills — comfortable owning systems end-to-end, from data pipelines to user-facing interfaces
Passion for building clean, usable products that solve real problems, fast
Comfortable wearing multiple hats, challenging assumptions, and shaping product direction in ambiguous environments
You Should Apply If..
You love building real products that users depend on — not just prototypes
You’re excited about AI/LLMs but care more about how they’re applied than how they’re hyped
You’re energized by fast feedback loops and high-leverage work
You want to work close to users and shape what gets built
You thrive in ambiguous, high-trust, high-ownership environments
You’re looking to join a tight-knit early team, and help shape the company, not just the code

Desirable

Prior startup or 0→1 product experience Contributions to open-source AI/ML projects Experience with aviation, aerospace, or other safety-critical domains

What the job involves

Tech Stack Core: Python, FastAPI, TypeScript, React AI/ML: OpenAI, Anthropic, computer use, evals, voice agents Infrastructure: Azure, Docker
We’re building at the intersection of aerospace and AI — modernizing one of the world’s most complex and critical industries. Solve real-world problems: Your code won’t just ship; it will define how aircraft are inspected, maintained, and trusted worldwide
Join from the start: We’re growing fast and already working with some of the largest aviation companies in the world. You’ll be here from day one, helping shape the future
High trust, high ownership: Make decisions that move the whole company forward. We value autonomy, speed, and impact
Cutting-edge stack: Build with modern tools — Python, FastAPI, TypeScript, LLMs, MLOps — on high-stakes, real-world problems

Application process

Talent Screen
Technical Screen
Take‑Home Test
In‑Person Interview

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Fleetcraft is on a mission to make flying faster and more affordable by using AI to modernise how aircrafts are maintained and certified. Their tech helps speed up processes that usually take ages, so better reliability and safety across the aerospace world is unlocked. In short, they want to help more people get to the skies with less fuss and more confidence.

Right now, Fleetcraft is still in demo mode, but it's had quite the buzz. With $3.2M raised, the company is off to a good start. While it may be early days, if things go to plan, Fleetcraft could be a real game-changer in the future of flight.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Funding (1 round)

Jan 2025

$3.2m

Seed

Total funding: $3.2m

Company HQ

Spitalfields, London, UK

Leadership

Finn Quinlan

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Finn has a background in satellite systems engineering and has led thermal design and analysis for Ireland's first satellites (EIRSAT-1 & GIFTS). Prior to Fleetcraft, he worked on the first-ever orbital validation of a CubeSat thermal model using real spaceflight data. He's also led research teams in AI-powered optimisation for transport networks, published in TRA2024.

Ammar Naseer

(Co-founder & CTO)

Ammar is the technical co-founder and CTO of Fleetcraft, a deeptech startup building the AI co-pilot for aircraft inspections. He brings unique domain expertise to the intersection of aviation and AI.

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