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Forward Deployed Engineer | London | Tech4Good AI Startup
Location: London (hybrid)
Salary: £100,000-£140,000 + equity
Not every engineer wants to spend their career working from tickets. Some want to sit alongside customers, understand messy real-world problems, build solutions quickly, and see the impact of their work almost immediately. If that's you, keep reading...
We're working with a high-growth AI startup that's using AI to tackle one of society's biggest challenges. Their product is already live, deployed into dozens of organisations, and helping frontline teams spend less time on administration and more time doing what matters.
They're looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer. If you've never had that title before, don't worry. What they're really looking for is someone who combines strong end-to-end engineering skills with excellent communication. Someone who's equally comfortable talking to customers, understanding complex workflows, and then jumping into the codebase to build the right solution.
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You'll be responsible for:
- Working directly with customers to understand operational challenges.
- Turning ambiguous problems into production-ready AI products.
- Building across the full stack using Python, React, and TypeScript.
- Designing APIs, workflows, and integrations that fit seamlessly into customer environments.
- Taking customer feedback and using it to shape the core product.
- Owning projects from initial conversation through to deployment.
They're looking for someone who:
- Has built production software across modern backend and frontend technologies.
- Enjoys solving real customer problems, not just technical ones.
- Communicates confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Thrives in ambiguity and takes ownership without waiting to be asked.
- Is excited by AI and enjoys building products from idea to production.
Previous Forward Deployed Engineering experience isn't expected. In fact, many great FDEs come from Product Engineering, Full Stack Engineering, or Founding Engineer backgrounds. What matters is your ability to combine strong technical skills with curiosity, empathy, and excellent communication.
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Why join?
- Build AI products that have a tangible impact within the Tech4Good space.
- Work directly with customers from day one, seeing first-hand the problems you're solving.
- Join an exceptionally high-calibre team built from some of the world's leading technology companies.
- High ownership, minimal bureaucracy, and the opportunity to influence both product and engineering direction.
- Solve genuinely difficult technical and operational problems where no two days look the same.
- Be part of a business that's scaling rapidly with significant backing, whilst still early enough for your work to have a lasting impact.
This is an ideal opportunity for a product-minded engineer who's excited by AI, enjoys working with people as much as technology, and wants to build software that genuinely improves people's lives.
If you'd like to hear more, I'd love to chat!
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