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Founding Engineer

Engineering · Europe · Full-time

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Darcy is an AI agent that plans the event, books the vendors, manages the guests, and optimises the budget. We started in June 2026, are backed by Project Europe, and already have live clients ahead of our beta launch in September.

This role leans backend: the systems, data and infrastructure the product runs on. Tech stack: TypeScript, Next.js (App Router), PostgreSQL, Vercel, voice agents, LLM and email APIs.

You own

  • Core product features across the stack, from data models and APIs to the voice, LLM and email integrations.
  • Features end to end: you scope them, build them, and keep them running once they're live.
  • Accounts, permissions, and the infrastructure we'll need as we grow.
  • The judgment calls about when to hack something together and when to build it properly.
  • The bar for testing, reliability and security.

You'll fit if

  • You build with coding agents and still know what's in the codebase.
  • You've spent a few years building backend systems and keeping them running.
  • TypeScript and Postgres are what we use. If you're coming from Python, Go or Ruby, that's fine.
  • You've worked with webhooks, third-party APIs, background jobs and email that reaches real people, including the times they fired twice or died halfway.
  • You can look at a change and tell whether it holds up at ten times the load.
  • You care how the product feels to use, even when you're working on the backend.
  • You're curious about new tech, know what solutions already exist, and are good at turning both into an advantage.
  • You're independent. Nobody here will be checking your work daily or breaking tasks down for you, and that's exactly how you like it.

Whether you're a new graduate with impressive projects or an experienced engineer, we want to hear from you.

Experience in events or hospitality is not required. A willingness to learn the domain deeply is.

Bonus: early-stage startup experience somewhere you owned production; multi-tenant auth and permissions built from scratch; anything with real-world side effects, like payments, bookings, logistics or messaging.

Founding Associate

Operations · London · Full-time

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Darcy is an AI agent that plans the event, books the vendors, manages the guests, and optimises the budget. We started in June 2026, are backed by Project Europe, and already have live clients ahead of our beta launch in September.

The Founding Associate is the CEO and CTO's right hand: a high-ownership generalist who takes on the company's most important problems, whatever they happen to be that week. Today it might be getting a live client event over the line; next quarter it might be running growth experiments, or supporting a fundraise.

This role is for someone who thinks critically, imposes structure on ambiguity, and treats their own way of working as something to optimise: automating their own tasks, documenting what they changed and why, and using LLMs smartly at every level, in every task. You don't need to be a technical person per se, but you do need to be clever with tools. Someone who wants to learn the entire business by owning real pieces of it, not by watching from the side.

You own

  • The supplier and venue network: sourcing, outreach, negotiation support, contracts to signature, and ongoing relationship health.
  • Supporting live client events when needed.
  • The content engine: waitlist emails, a weekly newsletter, SEO blog posts, and a rolling two-week content calendar, with LinkedIn drafts the founders review together with you.
  • The founders' operating rhythm: inbox and diary support, travel and logistics, and keeping payments and deadlines on our radar so nothing slips.
  • The records and systems behind it all: knowing where every client and vendor stands, and the tools a growing company needs but does not yet have.

You'll fit if

  • You're a generalist with genuine range, energised by breadth and by owning unfamiliar problems.
  • You think critically, bring structure to messy problems, and communicate clearly in writing and in person.
  • You've worked in events or experiences. Not essential, but a strong plus!
  • You build your own systems for your own work. Nobody will hand you internal tools; you find or make what you need, document it, and leave with something real to point to.
  • You're credible with clients and suppliers and happy to be client-facing.
  • You take high ownership, exercise strong judgment, and have a bias toward action.

A word of honesty before you apply: loving events is not enough. Most of this job is operations. Outreach, pipelines, logistics, and writing that ships every week, on a schedule, whether you feel inspired or not.

There is no playbook here and nobody breaking work down into tasks for you. You will be handed problems, not instructions, and judged on what you ship. If you read that and feel energised rather than nervous, apply.

Event Expert

Events · UK & abroad · Freelance

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Darcy turns a prompt into an experience. A host tells us what they want, and we build the brief, find the suppliers and assemble the plan around it.

But a plan is only ever half of an event. The other half happens on the day, in the hands of someone who knows exactly what to do when the florist is forty minutes late and the speeches have overrun by 40 minutes.

What a Darcy Director does

Think of it as event engineering. The work comes in two halves, and you need to be able to do both.

In the build-up, you'll join monthly calls with the client — pressure-testing timings and floorplans, confirming access and load-in with suppliers, and hand-holding clients through this stressful process.

On the day, you lead the production. You own the run sheet and the room from first van to final load-out. You direct suppliers, venue staff and crew, and make calls that the client will be grateful for.

Who this is for

You've probably got experience as a venue manager, an event producer, a hotel ops lead, a production coordinator, a stage manager, or a caterer's right hand.

We're looking for people who:

  • Have run a handful of genuinely complex events, start to finish
  • Are calm, decisive and unbothered by things going sideways
  • Are observant: you notice when a table is two inches off centre
  • Are excellent with suppliers: warm, clear, with a spine
  • Want steady, well-paid freelance work without signing up to an agency's calendar

The practicals

  • Status: Freelance / self-employed.
  • Rate: ~£30 per hour for planning, ~£60 per hour on site. Expect to make £500+ per day on site.
  • Commitment: No minimum. You see the brief and the date, and you say yes or no.
  • Where: Most events are in the UK. Some are abroad. Travel and accommodation covered.

The founders work roughly 8am to 8pm, six days a week, often more. We're saying this upfront so you can make a decision as to whether this is the right place for you. Of course we flex when life demands it, and we take the time back when it's quiet. But this will never be a 9-to-5, and we're not pretending it will be. We're here to make impact and win!

FAQ

Questions about the roles

Everything about joining the founding team. Can't find your answer? Email careers@darcyplans.com.

Where is the team based?

London and Estonia. We'd prefer you in person, but we're open to remote for the right person.

Are these full-time roles?

Yes - founding roles are full-time. We're building something that needs real focus and momentum. (The Event Expert roles are freelance by design.)

Do I need events experience?

For some roles, yes. For engineering, no. We care more about what you've built and shipped than your CV, though interest in the space helps.

What's the interview process?

A short task so we can see how you work, then an online interview with the CEO and CTO, then we meet in person for the final round.

What is the compensation?

Competitive salary plus meaningful equity. You're a founding team member, and you'll own a real piece of Darcy.

What stage are you at?

We started in June 2026, are backed by Project Europe, and have 6 alpha client events running ahead of our September beta.

Can I apply for more than one role?

Yes, but tell us which one you want most and why. We'd rather read one considered application than three hedged ones.

How soon are you hiring?

Now. We're filling these founding seats as soon as we can, and we move quickly for the right people.

What's the tech stack?

TypeScript and Next.js (App Router) on the front, Postgres underneath, deployed on Vercel. On top of that: voice agents, LLM APIs and email infrastructure.

Will I work with the founders?

Every day. These roles report straight to the CEO and CTO.

Do you sponsor visas?

We'll do what we reasonably can for exceptional people. Tell us your situation early so we can plan ahead.

What if I don't hear back?

You will. We read and reply to every application. If it's a no, we'll tell you honestly.

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