Founding Forward-Deployed AI Engineer & Tech Lead, UK

Stott and May Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Stott and May Inc. partners with a scaling applied AI company to recruit a founding Forward Deployed AI Engineer / Technical Lead in the UK.

You will operate at the intersection of advanced AI, enterprise problem-solving and real-world impact. You’ll work directly with customers to understand complex business challenges, design and deploy production AI systems, and own solutions from initial concept through to measurable business outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building production AI systems, ML applications or complex software platforms.
• Strong Python engineering background and production experience.
• Experience with LLM applications, agents, RAG, evaluation frameworks or AI workflows.
• Track record owning ambiguous technical problems and delivering business impact.
• Experience working directly with customers, stakeholders or cross-functional teams.
• Thrives in high-ownership, fast-moving environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy production AI systems for customer problems.
• Own solutions from initial concept through to measurable business outcomes.
• Help shape the UK engineering organisation, define technical standards and mentor hires.
• Build a foundational UK team capable of replicating the US success.

Skills

Python

Production AI

LLM applications

Customer-facing

Ambiguity handling

Job description

Stott and May Inc. partners with a scaling applied AI company to recruit a founding Forward Deployed AI Engineer / Technical Lead in the UK.

You will operate at the intersection of advanced AI, enterprise problem-solving and real-world impact. You’ll work directly with customers to understand complex business challenges, design and deploy production AI systems, and own solutions from initial concept through to measurable business outcomes.