Forward Deployed Engineer - Remote UK

JR United Kingdom; Reading; Remote; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading US scale-up is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to join their UK team and empower Engineering teams through optimised ML deployment solutions. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in Backend Software Engineering with a focus on customer collaboration and a background in Machine Learning.

Benefits

Stock options

Flexible working hours

Health benefits

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Backend (Python) Software Engineering experience.
• Experience with ML model development & deployment.
• Excellent English communication skills with customers.

Responsibilities

• Partner with customers to identify ML deployment needs.
• Implement and optimise ML solutions using Python.
• Collaborate with teams to enhance product features.

Skills

Python

Machine Learning

Problem Solving

English Communication

Customer-Centric Mindset

Education

Computer Science degree

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Kubernetes

Docker

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Client:

Few&Far

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reading, United Kingdom

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Posted:

26.06.2025

Expiry Date:

10.08.2025

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Job Description:

Fully Remote within the UK

Up to £160k + Stock + Benefits

Join a US scale-up on a mission to empower Engineering teams to deliver their best work, through simplifying the deployment of Machine Learning models.

As they expand their global footprint, raised Series C funding & have grown over 30% in 3 months, they’re seeking a talented Forward Deployed Engineer to join the UK team!

About the Role

As a Forward Deployed Engineer you'll collaborate directly with customers to understand challenges and engineer ML-based deployment solutions.

You'll be instrumental in ensuring clients achieve optimal outcomes with their models, focusing on optimisation, scalability & efficiency.

You’ll work alongside teams that have joined from world-class tech businesses like NVIDIA, Amazon, Datadog, Vercel, Meta, GitHub, and Uber.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with customers to identify and address their ML deployment needs.
• Implement and optimise ML solutions using Python, open-source tools & infrastructure.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance product features based on client feedback.
• Work with Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Kubernetes, Docker & cloud platforms.

Ideal Candidates have

• 5+ years of Backend (Python) Software Engineering experience in a fast-paced, high-growth, product environment, ideally as a Co-Founder or Founding Engineer.
• Some interest or experience with the lifecycle of ML model development & deployment.
• Computer Science degree or similar field of study.
• Excellent English communication skills: proven experience liaising effectively with customers (other Software Engineers or ML Engineers).
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proven customer-centric, Product Engineering mindset.

This role provides a view into the opportunities and challenges companies face implementing AI/ML solutions at scale and is ideal for Entrepreneurial Engineers.