Forward Deployed Engineer | Early-Stage AI Start-Up

Oho Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Oho Group in London is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer who thrives at the intersection of engineering, product, and deployment. You will work directly with customers to understand problems, design practical AI-powered solutions, and ship production systems quickly.

This role suits engineers who want fast feedback, real ownership from day one, and the opportunity to shape both the product and engineering culture in an early-stage startup with meaningful equity.

Qualifications

• Must have background in building scalable backend or full-stack systems.
• Able to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ownership and shipping outcomes.
• Experience working directly with customers.
• Startup and fast-paced environment experience.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with customers to understand problems and build solutions.
• Ship production AI systems quickly.
• Own real outcomes from day one.
• Help shape product and engineering culture in early-stage environment.

Skills

Backend engineering

Full-stack fundamentals

Customer communication

Ownership from day one

Customer-facing engineering

Fast-moving environment

Product and engineering culture

Experience with customers

Equity awareness

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.