Forward-Deployed Platform Engineer for AI Production

Lightningai; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 134,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Equity and stock options

Retirement savings (401k/UK pension)

Flexible time off

Winter break

Parental & family leave

Professional development allowance

Wellness stipend

Sabbatical program

Hybrid work model

In-office meals

Job summary

Lightning AI seeks a Platform Engineer to partner with customers, architect, build, and deploy production AI systems on the Lightning platform. You will translate requirements into production-ready software and shape platform capabilities while collaborating with customer teams.

The role requires deep software engineering, systems thinking, and the ability to deliver in fast-moving environments. 2+ in-office days per week with London, NYC, SF, Seattle hubs.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering experience building production full-stack applications.
• Experience working directly with customers in highly technical environments.
• Familiarity with AI/ML pipelines and model development lifecycle.
• Experience deploying and operating production AI/ML systems in cloud or distributed environments.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, APIs, and distributed inference workloads.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with customers and engineers.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and deploy end-to-end AI systems and workflows on Lightning’s platform.
• Translate customer objectives into technical specifications and scalable production implementations.
• Own customer engagements from discovery to deployment and expansion.
• Develop production-grade software with emphasis on Python and modern frontend frameworks.
• Build observable, scalable, and cost-efficient production systems.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to improve platform capabilities.
• Navigate ambiguity with sound technical judgment and tradeoffs.
• Deliver high-quality outcomes for customers and internal teams.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Python

Go

Customer-facing

AI/ML pipelines

Cloud deployment

APIs

Model serving

Distributed systems

Communication

Problem solving

Ambiguity handling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/Math or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

APIs

Model serving

Job description

Lightning AI seeks a Platform Engineer to partner with customers, architect, build, and deploy production AI systems on the Lightning platform. You will translate requirements into production-ready software and shape platform capabilities while collaborating with customer teams.

The role requires deep software engineering, systems thinking, and the ability to deliver in fast-moving environments. 2+ in-office days per week with London, NYC, SF, Seattle hubs.