Forward Deployed Engineer -AI Transformation

MBN Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

MBN Solutions in London is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to join a founder‑led private equity firm undergoing a major AI transformation. You will design and deliver AI workflows that improve investment and portfolio operations, moving from experimentation to production.

You’ll work directly with senior stakeholders, own end‑to‑end delivery in fast‑paced data environments, and help define the AI operating model for a growing international platform.

Qualifications

• Hands-on software engineering with APIs, cloud, and data systems.
• Experience as Forward Deployed Engineer, Applied AI Engineer, or Solutions Architect.
• Proven experience building LLM or agent-based applications.
• Able to operate in ambiguity and work directly with business users.
• Strong stakeholder and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate ambiguous business problems into working AI systems.
• Build and deploy real-world AI workflows in production.
• Collaborate with executives, operators, and technical teams.
• Own end-to-end delivery in fast-moving data environments.
• Define AI operating model for a modern investment firm.

Skills

APIs

Cloud

Data systems

LLM applications

Agent-based apps

Stakeholder communication

Job description

London (must be comfortable with 5 days on site in Soho)

We’re working with a founder‑led private equity firm undergoing a major AI‑driven transformation across its investment and portfolio operations. The business has already embraced LLMs and agentic tooling, and is now moving from experimentation to production‑scale deployment with strong executive sponsorship.

They are hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to sit at the centre of this transformation.

The Role

You will work directly with senior stakeholders and investment teams to identify, design, and build AI‑enabled workflows that materially improve how the business operates.

This is a hands‑on delivery role — not advisory.

You’ll operate across:

• AI use case discovery in live business processes
• Design of LLM/agent‑based workflows (Claude / OpenAI ecosystem)
• Rapid prototyping through to production deployment
• Integration into existing enterprise systems (Microsoft stack, investment platforms, CRM tools)
• Governance, security, and compliance alignment (including EU regulatory constraints)
• Capability transfer into internal teams over time

What You’ll Be Doing

• Translating ambiguous business problems into working AI systems
• Building and deploying real‑world AI workflows in production environments
• Working closely with executives, operators, and technical teams
• Owning delivery end‑to‑end in fast‑moving, imperfect data environments
• Helping define what “AI operating model” looks like in a modern investment firm

What We’re Looking For

• Experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer, Applied AI Engineer, or Solutions Architect
• Strong hands‑on software engineering ability (APIs, cloud, data systems)
• Experience building LLM or agent‑based applications
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and directly with business users
• Strong stakeholder and communication skills

Why This Role

• High executive sponsorship from founder and leadership team
• Real ownership of AI transformation, not incremental tooling
• Opportunity to shape AI operating model from the ground up
• Strong visibility across a growing international platform

If you’re excited by building real AI systems that move from idea to production in weeks, this is the kind of environment where that happens