Forward Deployed Engineer

Opus Recruitment Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

London office

Equity potential

Job summary

Opus Recruitment Solutions is partnering with a well-funded AI startup in London building cutting-edge AI to transform industries. They seek an AI Forward Deployed Engineer to blend engineering, product, and customer success.

You will work directly with customers, prototype solutions using AI, and ship production-ready features end-to-end. You should enjoy solving problems and influencing product direction.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering experience delivering products.
• Experience building AI-powered applications and workflows.
• Product-minded thinking and translating user needs into scalable solutions.
• Strong communication skills and confidence working directly with customers.
• Passion for startup environments where speed and ownership matter.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with customers to understand challenges and opportunities.
• Design, prototype, and deploy AI-powered product features.
• Leverage modern AI tools to accelerate development.
• Collaborate across Engineering, Product, and Commercial teams.
• Feed customer insights into product strategy.

Skills

Software engineering

AI workflows

Product mindset

Customer-facing

Startup environment

Tools

AI tools

Cloud platforms

Full-stack development

Job description

I'm partnering with a well-funded AI startup that's building cutting-edge technology to transform a major UK industry through AI. Backed by significant investment and experiencing rapid growth, they're looking for an AI Forward Deployed Engineer to help shape the future of their product.

This is a unique opportunity for someone who sits at the intersection ofEngineering, Product, and Customer Success.

What makes this role different?

You’ll work directly with customers, uncovering real-world challenges, rapidly prototyping solutions using AI tools, and shipping production-ready features end-to-end. If you enjoy solving problems, influencing product direction, and building impactful technology, this role is for you.

You'll likely be a great fit if you have:

• Strong software engineering experience with a track record of delivering products
• Experience building AI-powered applications and workflows
• Product-minded thinking and the ability to translate user needs into scalable solutions
• Strong communication skills and confidence working directly with customers
• A passion for startup environments where speed and ownership matter

What you'll do:

• Work closely with customers to understand challenges and opportunities
• Design, prototype, and deploy AI-powered product features
• Leverage modern AI tools to accelerate development
• Collaborate across Engineering, Product, and Commercial teams
• Feed customer insights directly into product strategy

London- Competitive salary - High-growth startup environment with significant backing and ambitious plans.

This role is ideal for Founding Engineers, Product Engineers, AI Engineers, Full-Stack Engineers, or technically strong builders who enjoy customer interaction and want a high degree of ownership.