Forward Deployed Engineer

Ronald James Group; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ronald James Group is seeking an experienced Forward Deployed Engineer for a remote UK role with occasional travel to Newcastle for team meetings. You will own software projects from concept to deployment, translating business requirements into production-ready solutions and guiding technical decisions across teams.

You will build and deploy applications using AI-assisted development tools, review AI-generated code, and ensure security, reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Senior-level software engineering experience.
• Experience delivering complete software products from concept to launch.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, APIs, databases.
• Hands-on AI coding tools experience.
• Ability to work independently and own complex projects.
• Excellent communication with customers.
• Experience in early-stage startups or small teams.
• Experience founding a technology business.
• Comfort with multiple technologies and frameworks.
• Focus on security, code quality, performance.

Responsibilities

• Own software projects from requirements to delivery.
• Translate requirements into production-ready software.
• Build apps using AI-assisted tools and modern practices.
• Design architectures and select technologies.
• Review AI-generated code for security and reliability.
• Collaborate with teams and customers to deliver solutions.
• Manage technical delivery and coordinate development.
• Contribute feedback from customer implementations.
• Develop complete software products hands-on.
• Improve development processes and delivery practices.

Skills

Software engineering

Product delivery

AI coding tools

Independent work

Customer interaction

Tools

AI coding tools

APIs

Cloud services

Job description

We're working with an early-stage AI technology company looking for an experienced Forward Deployed Engineer to join their growing team. This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of AI-assisted software development, building and delivering complete software products that solve real business challenges. You'll take ownership of projects from initial concept through to deployment, working closely with technical teams and customers to turn business requirements into fully functioning applications. The role offers significant autonomy over technical decisions, allowing you to choose the most appropriate technologies while using AI-powered development tools to accelerate delivery. Please note: This is a remote role open to candidates across the UK, with occasional travel to Newcastle for team meetings.

Some of the responsibilities:

• Take ownership of software projects from initial requirements and technical design through to development, testing and delivery.
• Translate complex or loosely defined business requirements into practical, production-ready software solutions.
• Build and deploy applications using AI-assisted development tools and modern software engineering practices.
• Design application architectures, select appropriate technologies and make informed technical decisions.
• Review and validate AI-generated code, ensuring high standards of security, reliability, performance and maintainability.
• Work closely with internal teams and customers to understand requirements, identify challenges and deliver effective solutions.
• Manage technical delivery, taking responsibility for project progress, technical decisions and coordinating development activities where required.
• Contribute to product improvements by providing feedback from real-world customer implementations.
• Develop complete software products, taking a hands-on approach to coding, problem-solving and deployment.
• Support the continuous improvement of development processes and technical delivery practices.

Some of the requirements:

• Strong professional software engineering experience, ideally at a senior level.
• Proven experience designing, building and delivering complete software products from concept through to launch.
• Solid understanding of software architecture, web applications, APIs, databases and modern development practices.
• Hands-on experience using AI coding tools, with the technical knowledge to review, troubleshoot and improve AI-generated code.
• Ability to work independently, make technical decisions and take ownership of complex development projects.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn ambiguous business challenges into effective technical solutions.
• Excellent communication skills, with confidence engaging with customers and translating business requirements into technical outcomes.
• Experience working in early-stage startups, scale-ups or small engineering teams would be advantageous.
• Previous experience founding a technology business, launching an independent software product or building applications from scratch would be beneficial.
• Comfortable working across different technologies and frameworks, selecting the most suitable approach for each project.
• Strong understanding of software security, code quality, performance and maintainability.
• A proactive, hands-on approach to software development, with an interest in AI-native technologies and modern engineering tools.

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