Founding Forward-Deployed AI Engineer

Engage Solutions Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Engage is seeking a Founding Forward-Deployed Engineer to own customer engagements from first conversation to reliable live solution. You will build AI applications, integrations and workflows, often where the answer does not exist in the product yet.

You will then help decide which parts should become reusable Engage capability. You will also develop the forward-deployed engineering function: supporting existing engineers, setting delivery standards and helping shape future hiring.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering production software for customers from discovery to live usage.
• Evidence of an AI application or agent workflow built, with tools used and outcomes.
• Strong coding ability with Python for AI work and API/data store/cloud integrations.
• Experience with authentication, permissions and enterprise integration handling sensitive data.
• Experience coaching engineers or leading technical delivery, with appetite to grow a small team while hands-on.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with customers to understand processes, users, systems and constraints.
• Turn requests into a clear delivery scope with measurable success criteria and a first release.
• Explain technical choices in plain language and keep customers involved as work develops.
• Build AI applications, agents and integrations aligned with customer data, security requirements.
• Coach engineers through delivery, review work and promote consistent engineering practices.
• Help shape the team and identify components for reuse across projects.

Skills

AI delivery

Python for AI

APIs & integrations

Data stores & cloud

Stakeholder communication

Leadership coaching

Customer facing

Tools

AWS

SQL

TypeScript

C#

Go

Job description

Engage is seeking a Founding Forward-Deployed Engineer to own customer engagements from first conversation to reliable live solution. You will build AI applications, integrations and workflows, often where the answer does not exist in the product yet.

You will then help decide which parts should become reusable Engage capability. You will also develop the forward-deployed engineering function: supporting existing engineers, setting delivery standards and helping shape future hiring.