About this role
Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year
Requirements: Strong software engineering experience with modern development frameworks.Experience building production-grade systems and end-user applications.Excellent problem-solving skills and a bias for action.Ability to work directly with business stakeholders and rapidly deliver solutions.Experience with cloud platforms, data pipelines, APIs, and AI/ML tooling.Strong communication skills and commercial mindset.Nice to have: experience in financial services, quantitative research, trading, or investment management.Nice to have: exposure to LLMs, AI agents, NLP, or advanced analytics.Nice to have: experience working in highly data-driven environments. Responsibilities: Partner directly with investment professionals to solve complex business and research challenges.Design and build production-ready applications, workflows, and AI-powered tools.Transform ideas and prototypes into scalable systems used by front-office teams.Work across data engineering, software engineering, machine learning, and cloud technologies.Drive adoption of modern engineering practices and emerging technologies.Translate technical concepts into business impact for non-technical stakeholders. Technologies: AIAI AgentsAzureCloudMachine Learning More:
We are partnering with a leading investment firm that is transforming how investment teams leverage data, AI, and technology. This Forward Deployed Engineer role sits at the intersection of engineering, data science, and investing, building production-grade solutions that directly influence investment outcomes. You will work closely with portfolio managers, researchers, traders, and data scientists to identify opportunities, rapidly prototype solutions, and deploy scalable technology that creates a tangible edge for investment teams. The role offers the chance to build tools that power better investment decisions using cutting-edge technologies including Azure OpenAI, modern data platforms, and cloud-native engineering.
last updated 39 week of 2026