Forward Deployed Engineer | Early-Stage AI Start-Up

Oho Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful equity

High ownership

Direct access to customers

Job summary

Oho Group in London is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to work at the intersection of engineering, product and deployment, building applied AI systems for ambitious customers.

You will own real outcomes, ship production systems quickly, and collaborate directly with customers to understand problems and architect practical solutions.

The role rewards fast shipping, significant ownership and equity in a small, high-caliber team with minimal bureaucracy.

Qualifications

• Strong backend or full-stack fundamentals.
• Ability to design and ship scalable production systems.
• Excellent communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience as Forward Deployed Engineer / customer-facing.
• Degree in Aeronautical Engineering.

Skills

Backend fundamentals

Full-stack fundamentals

System design

Customer communication

Education

Degree in Aeronautical Engineering

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.