About us

We're solving AI's hardest problem: alignment.

Encord is the data layer for Physical AI and enterprise, serving as core infrastructure for 300+ of the world's leading AI teams, including Woven by Toyota, Hitachi, Skydio, AbbVie and Dyna, Walden and Agility Robotics. From autonomous vehicles and robotics to sports and healthcare, we're solving AI's hardest problem: turning complex, real-world data into production-ready intelligent systems.

We're a team of founders, scientists, quants, researchers, and former Olympians, who’ve helped build some of the most successful companies in Silicon Valley, and alumni of MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Oxford, Cambridge, and Imperial. We’ve raised $110M from legendary technology investors, early backers of companies like Databricks, ElevenLabs and Vercel, and we’re growing at an extraordinary pace.

We're looking for exceptional people who want to help build a category-defining company, operating with high urgency and taking real ownership to help shape the future of AI.

The role

We're looking for former technical founders who want to get back to building. If you've experienced the thrill of 0 to 1 — the chaos, the ownership, the outsized impact — and you're hungry to do it again inside a rocketship, this is the role for you.

At Encord, you won't be a cog in a machine. You'll work directly with the founding team, take on high-stakes problems, and help shape the trajectory of the company. We don't care which box you fit into — we care about what you're capable of building.

What you'll do

Work closely with the cofounders to identify and drive some of the highest-leverage opportunities across product, engineering, GTM, or operations

Take ownership of ambitious, ambiguous problems and drive them from zero to shipped

Bring an entrepreneurial mindset to everything — spotting gaps, moving fast, and making things happen with limited resources

Build internal tools, processes, and systems that help Encord scale

Act as a force multiplier across teams, bringing founder-level energy and judgment to whatever you tackle

Who we're looking for

A former founder — ideally technical — who has built and scaled a product or company, and is eager to get back to the early days of 0 to 1

You may have started and exited your business and are ready to experience the journey again in a new context

You may not have AI or B2B experience, but you will have excelled at something incredibly challenging that demonstrates your grit and ability to overachieve

Deeply comfortable with ambiguity — you don't need a job spec to know what needs doing

A builder at heart who thinks from first principles and moves fast without sacrificing quality

Someone who takes extreme ownership and thrives without a safety net

Experience requirements

Proven experience founding or co-founding a technology company

Strong technical background — you've written production code and understand 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

Why Encord

Competitive salary, commission, and meaningful equity in a high-growth startup

Clear, accelerated growth opportunities as the company scales rapidly

Strong in-person culture: 4 days/week

Daily team lunches & dinners

Annual learning & development budget

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage

US employees: 18 paid vacation days plus US public holidays

UK employees: 25 paid vacation days plus UK public holidays

Frequent travel opportunities across the U.S., London, and Europe

Bi-annual company offsites in & monthly socials

Operating principles

High agency

You see something broken, you fix it or find the person who can. We celebrate the people who solve 90% of a problem before anyone asks.

Build with care & urgency

We bear-hug the customer. Former founders and people from fast-moving, high-stakes environments thrive here.

Self-aware & hungry

We stay warm, self-aware, and genuinely hungry. We elevate our peers, and ego doesn't last long.