Forward Deployed Engineer - BytePlus

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

Job summary

ByteDance seeks an experienced AI software engineer to rapidly develop and debug AI applications for production-grade deployment inside customer environments. The role emphasizes building Agent systems, prompt engineering, and RAG-based solutions that scale in real-world use.

You will design cloud- and AI-based architectures, integrate with customers’ APIs, build observability pipelines, and collaborate with customer engineering teams to ensure high adoption, stability, and business value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• More than 3 years of software development experience, with strong proficiency in Vibe Coding and substantial practical application of it in real-world projects.
• Hands-on experience building AI applications, including Prompt Engineering, Fine-Tuning, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and Agent development.
• Experience in cloud-based architecture design and development, including developing with cloud service APIs/SDKs, automated deployment, and designing highly available and scalable systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI applications prototypes for validation and production-grade deployment.
• Design AI- and cloud-based architectures leveraging AI-assisted development to rapidly implement solutions within customer environments, integrating with APIs and data systems while satisfying security requirements.
• Build high-performance evaluation pipelines and observability frameworks to ensure Agent systems meet accuracy, safety, and latency requirements.
• Identify reusable application patterns and technical challenges, translate them into product feature requests, and drive product evolution and improvement.
• Work closely with customers’ engineering teams to ensure successful deployment of AI applications, achieving stability, high adoption rates, and sustained business value.

Skills

Vibe Coding

Prompt Engineering

Agent development

RAG

Cloud-based architecture

AI applications

Education

Bachelor's degree or above in CS/Engineering/Math

Tools

LangGraph

CrewAI

Cloud SDKs

Job description

Responsibilities

About Us

Embedded in customer environments, this role will rapidly develop and debug AI applications to accomplish production-grade deployment, while driving product feature iteration.

• - Develop a deep understanding of customers’ business scenarios, rapidly build AI application prototypes for validation, and continuously iterate them into production-grade Agent systems.
• - Design AI- and cloud-based architectures, and leverage AI-assisted development to rapidly implement solutions within customer environments, effectively integrating with customers’ application APIs and data systems while complying with their security requirements.
• - Build high-performance evaluation pipelines and observability frameworks to ensure Agent systems meet requirements for accuracy, safety, and latency.
• - Identify reusable application patterns and technical challenges, translate them into product feature requests, and help drive product evolution and improvement.
• - Work closely with customers’ engineering teams to ensure successful deployment of AI applications, achieving long-term stability, high adoption rates, and sustained business value.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification(s)

• - Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent hands-online experience.
• - More than 3 years of software development experience, with strong proficiency in Vibe Coding and substantial practical application of it in real-world projects.
• - Hands-on experience building AI applications, including areas such as Prompt Engineering, Fine-Tuning, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and Agent development.
• - Experience in cloud-based architecture design and development, including developing with cloud service APIs/SDKs, automated deployment, and designing highly available and scalable systems.

Preferred Qualification(s)

• - Experience developing complex Agent systems, with proficiency in using open-source or commercial Agent development frameworks such as LangGraph, CrewAI, or Agent development SDKs provided by cloud service providers.
• - Experience delivering AI solutions for one or more industries, including but not limited to education, healthcare, automotive, financial services, telecommunications, and other sectors.

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.