AI Forward-Deployed Engineer — London (Hybrid, 3 days in-office)

Takeaway; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Just Eat Takeaway.com is seeking a Staff Forward Deployed Engineer in London, with 3 days a week in the office. You will join a technically sharp, product-minded team to push AI across the org, turning learnings into durable improvements and shaping how we build.

The role requires building production AI systems, prototyping prompts and agents, and communicating findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Strong software and AI fundamentals are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience building AI applications in production.
• Ability to translate SMEs challenges into technical signals.
• Strong debugging and evaluation design skills.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with internal teams and strategic partners to understand critical workflows, uncover failure modes, and identify high-impact opportunities for AI improvement.
• Prototype and iterate on prompts, agents, and workflow designs to understand system behaviour and unlock real value.
• Synthesise findings for Product Engineering and Platform teams, turning usage patterns into clear evaluations and artefacts.
• Build repeatable tools and evaluation approaches that raise the quality bar across multiple use cases.
• Operate with strong judgment in ambiguous environments and communicate findings clearly.
• Build relationships across engineering and product communities as a trusted technical partner.

Skills

AI fundamentals

Software engineering

Prototyping

Communication

Tools

AWS

ECS

Lambda

DynamoDB

SQS

Job description

Just Eat Takeaway.com is seeking a Staff Forward Deployed Engineer in London, with 3 days a week in the office. You will join a technically sharp, product-minded team to push AI across the org, turning learnings into durable improvements and shaping how we build.

The role requires building production AI systems, prototyping prompts and agents, and communicating findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Strong software and AI fundamentals are essential.