Forward Deployed Engineer - Remote UK

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

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to empower engineering teams by simplifying ML deployment. This fully remote position based in the UK offers the opportunity to work with high-profile clients like NVIDIA, Amazon, and more, focusing on optimizing ML solutions to meet client needs. Ideal candidates will possess extensive backend experience in a dynamic environment and a strong customer-centric mindset, along with a Computer Science degree.

Benefits

Stock Options

Benefits Package

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Backend (Python) Software Engineering experience in a product environment.
• Interest or experience with ML model development and deployment lifecycle.
• Experience liaising effectively with customers, especially Software or ML Engineers.

Responsibilities

• Partner with customers to identify and address their ML deployment needs.
• Implement and optimise ML solutions with Python and open-source tools.
• Collaborate to enhance product features based on client feedback.

Skills

Backend (Python) Software Engineering

Problem-Solving

Customer-Centric Mindset

Excellent English Communication

Education

Computer Science degree or similar field of study

Tools

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Kubernetes

Docker

Cloud Platforms

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Woking, 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 by simplifying the deployment of Machine Learning models.

As they expand their global footprint, raised Series C funding, and 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 aspects like optimisation, scalability, and efficiency.

You’ll work alongside teams from companies 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, and infrastructure
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance product features based on client feedback
• Work with Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Kubernetes, Docker, and 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 and 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 when implementing AI/ML solutions at scale and is ideal for Entrepreneurial Engineers.