London startups raised £3.14 billion in the first two months of 2026 alone.

The money is concentrating into AI - 34% of all London deal activity, higher average round sizes than any point in 2025, and every one of those funded companies needs to hire fast.

Processes are selective. Founders want engineers who've done it before - startup experience, AI exposure, the ability to own problems end-to-end. The supply of that profile hasn't kept up with the demand for it.

If you're an experienced engineer — mid, senior, staff, principal — and you're thinking about your next move, the timing is genuinely good.

I'm Reuben, founder of Techmunity. I've spent 13 years placing over 500 engineers into high-growth London startups - Starling Bank, Mettle, Tide among them.

I run a tight book of mandates I know inside out - which means if you talk to me, I can tell you exactly what each of these companies is actually like, what the founders are like, and whether you'd be a genuine fit.

Right now I have 11 active searches across 8 companies. Here's what's live:

🏥 AI-powered patient engagement platform — Founding Full Stack Engineer (TypeScript/React) +200% YoY growth. Thousands of patients already supported across the UK. Up to £90k

⚖️ AI litigation platform — Founding Engineer (Python/React/Azure) Automating complex legal workflows for top UK and US law firms. YC-backed. Up to £150k

⚡ Energy device API platform — Founding Engineer (Node.js/React/AWS) Open banking, but for EVs, chargers, batteries and solar. Pre-seed, 18 months runway. Up to £120k

📣 Generative Marketing platform — Senior Product Engineer — Backend (Golang/TypeScript/AWS) No PMs — engineers own the roadmap. Strong product instinct valued. Up to £100k

📣 Generative Marketing platform — Senior Product Engineer — Frontend (React/Next.js) Strong product sense as important as technical depth. Up to £100k

📣 Generative Marketing platform — Staff Product Engineer — Backend (Golang/TypeScript/AWS). 5+ years senior IC experience required. Up to £115k

🔬 AI document automation, Series A fintech — Product Engineer — Mid to Senior (Python-first) YC-backed. Tens of millions of financial documents processed daily. Up to £170k

🔬 AI document automation, Series A fintech — Platform Engineer (Python/GCP/AWS) Build the infrastructure layer that everything runs on. Up to £185k

🔬 AI document automation, Series A fintech — Principal Engineer 8+ years. Take the platform from Series A to serious scale. Up to £270k base

🛰️ Physics-grounded AI for industrial operations — Senior Full Stack Engineer (Python/TypeScript/Kubernetes/AWS) Control rooms, energy plants, refineries. Upto £140k

🔒 Stealth — Cybersecurity/AI — Founding Lead Engineer Engineer #1. 7-figure pre-seed closing. Remote UK. Up to £90k.

Remote and hybrid options vary by role.

Apply now for a conversation or email [email protected]

And if you're not sure you're ready to move yet but want a sense of what the market looks like right now - I'm always happy to have that conversation too.