About this role
Salary: £100,000 - 150,000 per year
Requirements: Around 3+ years of relevant engineering experienceStrong software engineering fundamentalsExperience building production software, not just prototypesAbility to understand messy customer requirements and turn them into working technologyConfidence communicating directly with senior and non-technical customersA genuinely engaging, energetic and commercially aware personalityAbility and desire to operate in a very fast-moving startup with significant ownershipStrong TypeScript/React and Python experience would be particularly relevantExperience deploying AI or LLM-powered products into production would be particularly relevantExperience working as an FDE, Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Customer Engineer or similar customer-facing engineer within a highly regarded technology business is ideally preferredExceptional engineers from top-tier technology companies, startups or quantitative/trading environments who can demonstrate the right combination of engineering ability and customer-facing aptitude will also be considered Responsibilities: Work directly with enterprise customers to understand complex workflows and problemsTranslate customer requirements into technical solutionsBuild and ship production software end-to-endWork across frontend, backend, data and AI-powered functionalityTake ownership of customer deployments from problem discovery through to deliveryFeed what we learn from customers directly back into the core product and engineering teamOperate with significant autonomy in a small, exceptionally high-calibre engineering environment Technologies: AIBackendFrontendLLMPythonRESTReactTypeScript More:
We are a fast-growing, well-funded AI startup building technology for a huge global industry that has historically relied on manual, complex and outdated processes. We are hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to sit directly between our customers and engineering team. This role is not a pre-sales or traditional solutions position; you will spend roughly 40 to 50% of your time working directly with customers and the rest building and shipping solutions. We operate with a genuinely high-intensity startup culture and the team is currently working on a 996-style basis, so this role will not suit someone looking for a conventional 9-to-5 environment. In return, you will join at an early stage, work alongside an extremely strong technical team, have substantial ownership over what you build and receive meaningful equity alongside a £100,000 to £150,000 base salary. Visa sponsorship is available.
last updated 37 week of 2026