What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Inception Engineer position at DADA OS?
The Mission
Navigating EU financial regulation is a high-stakes puzzle. Firms frequently stumble not from a lack of legal advice, but because a massive disconnect forms between what the business teams are doing, what legal permits, and what compliance implements. When regulations shift, these blind spots trigger massive regulatory scrutiny.
DADA OS solves this problem. We are building an intelligent platform that maps a firm’s active operations against complex legal obligations and internal policies in real time—automatically flagging misalignments before they turn into major liabilities.
The Role
We are looking for a powerhouse Principal Inception Engineer to own the technical lifecycle of our v1 MVP from scratch. On day one, you will be the solo technical force on the team. Guided by the CEO and regulatory subject matter experts who understand the domain inside and out, you will translate complex regulatory logic into a sleek, functional web application.
Because this prototype is destined to become our core production foundation, you aren't just hacking together a temporary proof-of-concept. You are architecting an extensible, cloud-hosted product that can gracefully scale as we recruit a full engineering team around your foundation.
What You’ll Do
Build the V1 from Scratch: Own the end-to-end development of our initial platform, including a high-fidelity frontend UI, scalable data pipelines, and intelligent backend logic.
Integrate Smart AI Tooling: Leverage modern AI APIs, frameworks, and embedding strategies to parse, categorize, and cross-reference dense regulatory texts with operational realities.
Select the Stack: Define an extensible, modern tech stack (ideally anchored in common ecosystem languages like TypeScript or Python) that optimizes for immediate development speed while ensuring future engineer hires can easily jump in.
Collaborate Directly with Leadership: Brainstorm directly with the CEO and compliance experts, converting fluid product requirements and complex regulatory rules into concrete, interactive software.
Who You Are
A Sovereign Builder: You have a proven track record of standing up complex, functional web applications entirely on your own. You don’t need an infrastructure team or a dedicated UI developer to ship features.
Pragmatically Architectural: You know how to move at lightning speed without making fatal compromises. You inherently understand where to cut corners for velocity and where to build robustly for the future.
AI-Native Thinker: You are highly comfortable incorporating modern AI tools and methods into your development workflow and software architecture.
Comfortable with Ambiguity: You thrive in the early, unmapped stages of a product. You enjoy discovering the solution through building, testing, and iterating alongside domain experts.