Forward Deployed Engineer at Humaans

Jack & Jill; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Humaans, a London-based HR infrastructure platform, is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to bridge product development and enterprise impact. You will lead end-to-end rollouts of Athena, scope complex problems, build custom integrations, and ensure AI deployments deliver real value.

This high-ownership role places you at the forefront of defining the playbook for autonomous agents, writing production-grade TypeScript, and serving as the technical authority for customers.

Qualifications

• Several years of full-stack web development experience in SaaS.
• Deep expertise in TypeScript and production shipping.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs or agentic systems, including prompt engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end enterprise rollouts of the Athena AI platform, mapping business use cases to agentic configurations.
• Write production-grade TypeScript code and integrations to ship solutions faster.
• Serve as the primary technical authority for customers, translating field insights into product roadmap requirements.

Skills

Full-stack web dev

TypeScript

LLMs / agentic systems

Customer-facing skills

Job description

Job Title

Forward Deployed Engineer

Salary

Not Disclosed

Company Description

Humaans is a $20M venture‑funded London‑based HR infrastructure platform building Athena, an agentic AI layer that automates workplace operations. Backed by Y Combinator and the founders of Slack, Figma, and Shopify, Humaans serves high‑growth, AI‑native companies like Lovable and Quantexa by intelligently orchestrating global workforce data and workflows.

Job Description

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will bridge the gap between product development and enterprise impact. You'll own the end‑to‑end rollout of Athena, scoping complex problems, building custom integrations, and ensuring high‑stakes AI deployments deliver real value. This high‑ownership role places you at the forefront of defining the playbook for autonomous agents.

Location

London, UK

Why this role is remarkable

• Join a small, high‑bar team backed by an incredible roster of investors including Lachy Groom and the founders of Slack, Figma, and Shopify.
• Directly shape the future of agentic AI in the enterprise by writing the playbook for how autonomous agents are deployed in complex organizations.
• Work in a high‑stakes environment where you act as a technical founder for each customer, moving from scoping to production in minutes.

What You Will Do

• Lead end‑to‑end enterprise rollouts of the Athena AI platform, partnering with implementation managers to map business use cases to agentic configurations.
• Write production‑grade TypeScript code and integrations using AI‑assisted development to ship solutions faster than traditional engineering cycles allow.
• Serve as the primary technical authority for customers, translating field insights into product roadmap requirements for the engineering and design leads.

The ideal candidate

• Possesses several years of full‑stack web development experience, specifically within the SaaS domain, with deep expertise in TypeScript and production shipping.
• Has hands‑on experience with LLMs or agentic systems, including prompt engineering, tool‑calling, and navigating the nuances of model behavior and evaluations.
• Demonstrates exceptional customer‑facing skills with the ability to build technical credibility across HR operations and senior executive leadership teams.

Who are Jack & Jill?

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And I’m Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they’re looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack’s network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate.