Forward Deployed Engineer — Real-World AI Systems

Understanding Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Understanding Recruitment Ltd is sourcing Forward Deployed Engineers for a well-funded, VC-backed Defence AI start-up. The role focuses on real-world deployment, interacting with end users, and delivering production-grade software that integrates AI capabilities.

Ideal candidates have strong software engineering foundations, Python expertise, and experience with distributed systems, taking ownership from requirements to deployment in challenging operational environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in Python and complex systems.
• Background in software engineering and distributed architectures.
• Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Building and deploying sophisticated software systems in real-world environments.
• Working closely with end users to understand complex technical and operational challenges.
• Writing production-quality code and solving problems across the software stack.
• Integrating AI-powered capabilities into existing systems and workflows.
• Taking ownership of engineering problems from initial requirements through to deployment.
• Working alongside highly capable software engineers and AI researchers.

Skills

Software engineering

Python

Distributed systems

Complex systems

Stakeholder comms

Job description

Understanding Recruitment Ltd is sourcing Forward Deployed Engineers for a well-funded, VC-backed Defence AI start-up. The role focuses on real-world deployment, interacting with end users, and delivering production-grade software that integrates AI capabilities.

Ideal candidates have strong software engineering foundations, Python expertise, and experience with distributed systems, taking ownership from requirements to deployment in challenging operational environments.