Founding UK Forward‑Deployed Engineer

Lyrebird Health; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic healthcare technology company is seeking a Founding Forward-Deployed Engineer to spearhead technical deployments in the UK market. This role involves collaborating closely with early customers to customize and optimize the platform while contributing hands-on across both frontend and backend tasks. The ideal candidate should possess over 5 years of experience, strong startup exposure, and excellent communication skills. This position offers an opportunity for growth into a leadership role as the UK team expands.

Benefits

High trust environment

Direct impact on company growth

Path to leadership positions

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a related field.
• Strong startup experience, ideally in early or growth stages.
• Prior leadership experience, capable of mentoring.
• Comfortable working in ambiguous environments with non-technical customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery and deployments with UK customers.
• Own integrations and configurations end-to-end.
• Collaborate closely with the Australian engineering team.
• Establish best practices and mentor local engineers.

Skills

Startup experience

Technical leadership

Customer interaction

Project ownership

Problem-solving

Tools

TypeScript

React

Node.js

AWS

GitHub

Terraform

Job description

A dynamic healthcare technology company is seeking a Founding Forward-Deployed Engineer to spearhead technical deployments in the UK market. This role involves collaborating closely with early customers to customize and optimize the platform while contributing hands-on across both frontend and backend tasks. The ideal candidate should possess over 5 years of experience, strong startup exposure, and excellent communication skills. This position offers an opportunity for growth into a leadership role as the UK team expands.