Forward Deployment Engineer

Barclays; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking a Forward Deployment Engineer to design, develop and improve software delivering business, platform and technology capabilities for customers and colleagues.

You will work with product managers, designers and engineers to translate complex requirements into production systems, with a strong focus on Python, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) and secure, scalable solutions. Strong collaboration and code-quality mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering AI/ML solutions in production environments.
• Ability to translate business problems into technical solutions with stakeholders.
• Solid software engineering foundation with Python and cloud experience.
• Experience with MLOps, CI/CD, deployment, monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and improve software for business, platform and tech capabilities.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers and engineers to define requirements.
• Lead code reviews and promote high-quality, secure code.
• Stay updated on tech trends and contribute to engineering communities.
• Implement secure coding practices and unit testing.

Skills

AI/ML

Python

Cloud platforms

APIs

Full-stack

MLOps

React/JS

Communication

Stakeholder mgmt

Data engineering

Analytics/Visualization

Vector databases

Prompt engineering

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Hugging Face

Strands

FastMCP

A2A

Job description

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.

Accountabilities

• Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
• Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
• Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
• Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
• Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. ‘Complex’ information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Embark on a transformative journey as a Forward Deployment Engineer at Barclays, our vision is clear –To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.

To be successful as a Forward Deployment Engineer, you should have experience with:

• Good technical experience in AI/ML with experience developing and deploying solutions using LLMs, RAG architectures, and modern AI frameworks and protocols (Strands, FastMCP, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face, A2A, MCP).

• Ability to translate multi-layered business problems into technical solutions with experience working directly with business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver production systems. Experience in delivering in financial environments including one or more of the following: investment banking, risk, compliance, or relevant domain with understanding of regulatory considerations and responsible AI practices.

• Solid software engineering foundation with proficiency in Python, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), APIs, and full-stack development to rapidly prototype and productionise AI applications.

• Experience with MLOps practices including model deployment, monitoring, evaluation, and CI/CD pipelines with delivering AI solutions from concept to production.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Excellent communication and consulting skills with ability to build trust, manage stakeholder expectations, and drive AI capabilities across diverse business units.

• Experience with vector databases, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, understanding of when to apply different AI approaches to business problems.

• Knowledge of data engineering, analytics, and visualisation tools to support end-to-end solution delivery including data pipelines and user interfaces.

• Experience with React/JS Frameworks

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

The location of your role is Glasgow/Knutsford.