Forward Deployed Engineer | Early-Stage AI Start-Up

Oho Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Oho Group in London is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer for an early-stage AI startup. You’ll work directly with customers to understand problems, design and ship production AI systems, balancing engineering with product decisions.

You will join a small, high-caliber team with strong ownership from day one, shaping both product and engineering culture, and receiving meaningful equity as you move fast to deliver real-world impact.

Qualifications

• Degree or background in Aeronautical Engineering.
• Experience as Forward Deployed Engineer or working closely with customers.
• Ability to design and ship scalable production systems.
• Strong communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers to understand problems and build solutions.
• Design and ship production AI systems with fast iteration cycles.
• Own real outcomes and contribute to product and engineering decisions.
• Operate at the intersection of engineering, product, and deployment in a startup setting.

Skills

Backend development

Full-stack engineering

Production systems design

Customer collaboration

Clear communication

Ownership mindset

Adaptability in ambiguity

Fast-paced delivery

Education

Aeronautical Engineering degree

Job description

Forward Deployed Engineer required for early-stage AI start-up in London building applied AI systems for ambitious companies to help bring them into production. You’ll operate at the intersection of engineering, product, and deployment, working directly with customers to understand problems, build solutions, and ship production systems quickly.

This is the position that suits the kind of engineer who wants to build fast, work closely with customers, and own real outcomes.

About you:

• Language agnostic: have strong backend or full-stack engineering fundamentals
• Can design and ship scalable production systems
• Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Thrive in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
• Care deeply about customer impact
• Experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer / working closely with customers
• Degree or background in Aeronautical Engineering
• Competitive compensation + meaningful, founding level equity
• Significant ownership from day one
• Direct access to customers, product decisions, and company strategy
• Ability to shape both the product and engineering culture early
• Fast shipping cycles with immediate real-world impact
• Small, high-calibre team with minimal bureaucracy

Early-stage start-up.

Small team.

High ownership.

Meaningful equity.

If you’re a strong engineer who enjoys building with customers instead of behind layers of process, this is worth a conversation.