Forward Deployed Engineer

Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Platform)

Location: London / UK

Salary: £80K - £110K + Remote flex

We're partnering with one of Europe's fastest-growing AI software companies to find exceptional Forward Deployed Engineers who thrive at the intersection of engineering, customer delivery, and cutting-edge AI.

This is a highly client-facing engineering role where you'll work directly with enterprise customers to deploy, integrate, and optimise AI-powered platforms in complex real-world environments. You'll be responsible for turning signed contracts into production systems that deliver measurable business value.

If you enjoy solving difficult technical problems, building production-grade solutions, and working closely with customers, this is an opportunity to have an immediate impact in a high-growth AI business.

The Opportunity

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll act as the technical bridge between Product, Engineering, and enterprise customers. You'll own deployments from initial architecture through to production delivery, working hands-on with modern AI infrastructure, retrieval systems, cloud environments, and custom integrations.

This is not a support role. You'll write code, design solutions, make architectural decisions, and work directly with client engineering teams to ensure successful adoption.

What You'll Be Doing

Deploy & Integrate AI Solutions

• Lead end-to-end implementation projects within customer environments
• Design and build integrations between the platform and customer systems
• Configure AI agents, retrieval pipelines, and workflow automations
• Partner directly with customer engineering and technical stakeholders
• Adapt solutions to customer data models, authentication systems, and business processes
• Deliver production-ready code across multiple environments

Infrastructure & Platform Delivery

• Support cloud and self-hosted deployments
• Work with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure-as-Code
• Troubleshoot production environments and ensure reliable operation

Customer Engagement

• Run technical workshops, architecture reviews, and discovery sessions
• Act as a trusted technical advisor throughout the customer journey
• Help customers become advanced users and advocates of the platform

Influence Product Direction

• Provide direct feedback from customer deployments
• Identify product gaps, recurring requirements, and enhancement opportunities
• Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering teams

Skills:

Experience

• 5+ years in Software Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Professional Services, Technical Consulting, or a similar customer-facing engineering role
• Proven experience delivering technical projects from concept through production deployment
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Strong commercial experience with TypeScript and Node.js
• Python development experience
• API development and integrations (REST, GraphQL)
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud infrastructure
• Familiarity with Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code principles
• Understanding of modern AI systems, LLMs, embeddings, vector databases, or retrieval architectures is highly desirable
• Exposure to observability and monitoring tools such as Grafana, Datadog, or Sentry

AI-Native Engineering

We are looking for engineers who actively leverage AI to accelerate delivery. You'll use modern AI tools to:

• Accelerate integration and development work
• Generate documentation and technical artefacts
• Improve testing and debugging workflows
• Rapidly prototype and validate solutions
• Deliver faster outcomes for customers

What's On Offer

• Competitive base salary + equity potential
• Hybrid working across London and the UK
• Opportunity to work with some of the most advanced AI technology in Europe
• High-impact, customer-facing role with significant ownership
• Exceptional career progression within a rapidly scaling AI company
• Access to the latest AI tooling and technologies
• Collaborative, high-performing international team
• Modern equipment and flexible working arrangements

Apply now!