Deployed AI Engineer: Edge-Cloud for Defence Systems

Dex; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Dex is recruiting on behalf of a Europe-leading AI company building real-time intelligence infrastructure for national defence. The role Deploy AI Engineer sits at the frontier between software and deployed edge systems, interfacing with avionics and legacy networks across the UK and EU.

You will own end-to-end deployment outcomes, travel monthly to customer sites, and work with product and ML teams to turn edge constraints into production-ready features, ensuring reliability in demanding

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
• Strong software engineering foundation in systems languages (C++, Java, Rust).
• Scripting fluency in Python or Bash.
• Experience with Linux internals and networking.
• Ability to work directly with customer teams.

Responsibilities

• Integrate AI capabilities into real-world platforms with avionics teams.
• Decode protocols and legacy databases to build adapters.
• Collaborate with product and ML teams to define edge requirements.
• Lead on-site deployment trials and ensure production readiness.
• Travel monthly to UK and EU customer sites.

Skills

C++, Java, Rust

Python

Linux internals

Networking

Databases

Customer-facing collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering / Electrical Engineering

Job description

Dex is recruiting on behalf of a Europe-leading AI company building real-time intelligence infrastructure for national defence. The role Deploy AI Engineer sits at the frontier between software and deployed edge systems, interfacing with avionics and legacy networks across the UK and EU.

You will own end-to-end deployment outcomes, travel monthly to customer sites, and work with product and ML teams to turn edge constraints into production-ready features, ensuring reliability in demanding