Forward-Deployed AI Engineer for Design Tech

Foster + Partners; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

private medical insurance

life assurance

personal travel insurance

wellbeing support (virtual GP, mental)

discount programmes

catering facilities on campus

social events and sports activities

professional development support

Job summary

Foster + Partners seeks a Forward Deployed AI Engineer in London to lead end-to-end AI projects for design workflows. You will translate complex requirements into production-ready tools and agents, collaborating with architects, designers and business teams.

You'll integrate with Rhino and Revit ecosystems, evaluate LLM-driven workflows and contribute reusable components to shape AI adoption across the practice.

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science, software engineering or equivalent.
• Strong programming skills in Python and C#, with TypeScript advantageous.
• Hands-on experience with RhinoCommon, Grasshopper SDK or Revit API.

Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle of AI solutions from discovery to deployment.
• Collaborate with architects, designers and business teams to deliver AI tools.
• Develop production-ready AI tools and agents for design workflows.
• Build integrations with design platforms and evaluate agent workflows.
• Translate user needs into reliable software solutions with non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Python

C#

TypeScript

LLM applications

Tool calling / AI agent workflows

Stakeholder communication

Education

Degree in computer science or software engineering

Tools

RhinoCommon SDK

Grasshopper SDK

Revit API

Job description

Foster + Partners seeks a Forward Deployed AI Engineer in London to lead end-to-end AI projects for design workflows. You will translate complex requirements into production-ready tools and agents, collaborating with architects, designers and business teams.

You'll integrate with Rhino and Revit ecosystems, evaluate LLM-driven workflows and contribute reusable components to shape AI adoption across the practice.