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🚀 Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) | Full-Stack, Python & TypeScript | AI/ML Testing & Certification Platform
🌍 Shoreditch, London (On-site 5 days/week) | 📄 Permanent, Full-Time |
We are seeking an entrepreneurial, high-velocity Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to join a rapidly scaling startup modernizing mission-critical testing and certification across aerospace, medical devices, robotics, and industrial infrastructure. Backed by an oversubscribed $4.5M seed round led by tier-1 funds (investors behind Spotify, Klarna, Coinbase) and already deployed in six of the ten largest companies in the sector, this team is replacing legacy workflows (Word, PDFs, email) with modern software platforms. You will work directly with enterprise clients, owning the technical delivery end-to-end and shipping to production from week one.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Partnering directly with enterprise customers to understand operational workflows, translating complex problem spaces into scalable technical architectures.
- Taking complete end-to-end ownership of product delivery: specifying, architecting, building, and deploying full-stack features and AI integrations.
- Shipping high-quality code to production in week one with zero multi-month ramp-up friction.
- Collaborating closely with an elite technical team composed of alumni from Google X, Yandex, and McKinsey.
- Paving a direct pathway into technical leadership as the company doubles headcount.
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What We’re Looking For:
- 3 to 6 years of proven software or product engineering experience at S-tier or A-tier startups with a consistent track record of excellence.
- Strong problem-first and product-minded approach: agnostic about specific libraries, prioritizing customer impact and robust system design.
- Personable, articulate communication style with comfort working directly in front of executive enterprise clients.
- Academic pedigree from a top-tier university (UK Top 10, IIT, or equivalent) preferred.
- Experience or strong familiarity with AI/ML integrations and modern developer workflows.
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Must-Haves:
- Truly full-stack capability across TypeScript, React, Node.js, Python, and the data model/backend layers.
- 3 to 6 years of commercial experience shipping production-grade software.
- Demonstrable track record of client-facing engineering delivery in fast-paced startup environments.
- Ability to work on-site 5 days a week at the office in Shoreditch, London (some flexibility provided).
Location & Working Setup:
- On-site model: 5 days per week based in Shoreditch, London (some flexibility offered).
If you are a builder who thrives at the intersection of deep engineering and customer-facing delivery, apply now or reach out directly to connect!
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