Forward Deployed Engineer

Explore Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Explore Group is partnering with a fintech innovator bridging traditional markets with digital asset infrastructure. We seek a technically strong, customer-focused engineer who will act as the bridge between customers, Product and Engineering to shape solutions and deliver high-impact products.

You'll work directly with clients, turning ambiguity into clear technical solutions and leveraging AI to build better software, with hybrid work and London office presence four days a week.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Product Engineer or similar customer-facing engineering role.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Excellent communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong engineering fundamentals with a product mindset.
• Experience with AI-enabled or AI-assisted development tools.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with customers to understand workflows and objectives.
• Translate requirements into scalable technical solutions with Product and Engineering.
• Design, build and deliver customer-focused features and integrations.
• Be the technical point of contact throughout the customer journey.
• Leverage AI tools to improve development efficiency and accelerate delivery.
• Champion customer feedback to shape future product development.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product and Commercial teams to ensure success.

Skills

Product Engineer

Customer-facing engineering

Requirements translation

Communication skills

AI tooling experience

Job description

Salary: Up to £130,000

The Opportunity

We\'re partnering with an innovative fintech operating at the intersection of capital markets and digital assets. They are building technology that bridges traditional markets with next-generation digital asset infrastructure, working with institutional clients to solve complex technical and business challenges.

They\'re looking for a technically strong, customer-focused engineer who enjoys working directly with users to solve real-world problems.

This isn\'t a traditional software engineering role. You\'ll act as the bridge between customers, Product and Engineering—understanding business requirements, shaping technical solutions and helping deliver products that have a tangible impact.

If you enjoy working with customers, turning ambiguity into clear technical solutions and leveraging AI to build better software, this could be an excellent fit.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with customers to understand their workflows, challenges and business objectives.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions alongside Product and Engineering teams.
• Design, build and deliver customer-facing features, integrations and prototypes.
• Act as the technical point of contact throughout the customer journey.
• Leverage modern AI tools and technologies to improve development efficiency and accelerate delivery.
• Champion customer feedback internally, helping shape future product development.
• Collaborate across Engineering, Product and Commercial teams to ensure successful implementations.

What We\'re Looking For

We\'re intentionally technology agnostic and value strong engineering fundamentals over experience with a particular tech stack.

You\'ll likely have:

• Experience as a Product Engineer, Software Engineer, Solutions Engineer or in a similar customer-facing engineering role.
• A track record of working closely with users to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals with a product mindset.
• Experience working with AI—whether that\'s building AI-enabled products, integrating AI capabilities or using AI-powered development tools.
• A commercial mindset and the ability to thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments.

Experience with modern programming languages such as Java, Python, Kotlin, Rust, Go or TypeScript is welcomed, but we\'re far more interested in your ability to solve problems than expertise in a specific language.

Nice to Have

• Experience working within FinTech, Capital Markets or Digital Assets.
• An understanding of blockchain technology, tokenisation or digital asset ecosystems.
• Exposure to institutional trading platforms, exchanges or market infrastructure.
• Experience building products or platforms for enterprise or institutional customers.

What\'s on Offer

• Salary up to £150,000.
• The opportunity to build technology at the intersection of AI, fintech and digital assets.
• A highly collaborative, product-driven engineering culture where you\'ll have real influence over product direction.
• The chance to work directly with customers, solving complex technical challenges that deliver tangible business value.
• Hybrid working with a minimum of 4 days per week in the London office.