Frontier Engineer (Deployments) (up to £130k)

Dex; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Dex is seeking a Frontier Engineer to bridge product and customer needs. You will own the full technical surface—from data pipelines and backend services to UI components and on-site hardware configuration—delivering value in complex, real-world environments.

This role rewards turning vague requirements into deployed solutions rather than waiting for explicit specs. You will spend significant time with customers, Install hardware on-site, and shape the product by surfacing insights.

Qualifications

• Ability to deliver tangible value in highly ambiguous technical environments without pre-defined specs.
• Direct experience working with customers on-site and translating complex concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Strong problem-solving skills turning vague needs into deployed solutions.
• Good prioritization, balancing speed and long-term quality.
• Experience across the full stack (Python, TypeScript, Linux).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement full-stack solutions, from data pipelines and backend services to new UI components.
• Install and configure hardware on-site, ensuring seamless integration with existing customer infrastructure.
• Spend up to 50% of your time directly with customers, translating vague operational challenges into concrete technical requirements.
• Drive the product feedback loop, surfacing critical customer insights to inform future development.
• Navigate highly ambiguous problems, delivering deployed solutions where the path forward is rarely obvious.

Skills

Ambiguity navigation

On-site customer engagement

Full-stack development

Python

TypeScript

Linux

Hardware configuration

Customer-centric delivery

Job description

This role is with one of Dex's trusted partner companies. We work closely with their teams to truly understand their culture, goals, and what they're looking for, so we can match you with the right opportunity and give you context about the role before you commit to a process.

The role

Most companies struggle to extract real-time intelligence from their existing sensor infrastructure. We build a privacy-first platform that transforms legacy systems into actionable operational insights, without requiring a full hardware overhaul. This means solving hard problems at the intersection of physical infrastructure and advanced software, delivering immediate value from existing, often overlooked, data streams.

As a Frontier Engineer, you sit at the boundary between product and customer. This isn't a role for those who prefer detailed specs; you'll convert ambiguous customer needs into deployed solutions, often building novel capabilities where the end-state is unclear. You'll own the full technical surface, from data pipelines and backend services to UI components and on-site hardware configuration, directly shaping how our product delivers value in complex, real-world environments.

The work

• Design and implement full-stack solutions, from data pipelines and custom backend services to new UI components.
• Install and configure hardware on-site, ensuring seamless integration with existing customer infrastructure.
• Spend up to 50% of your time directly with customers, translating vague operational challenges into concrete technical requirements.
• Drive the product feedback loop, surfacing critical customer insights to inform future development.
• Navigate highly ambiguous problems, delivering deployed solutions where the path forward is rarely obvious.

What You Bring

• Proven ability to deliver tangible value in highly ambiguous technical environments, without relying on pre-defined specs.
• Direct experience working with customers on-site, translating complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• A track record of resourceful problem-solving, taking vague needs from concept to deployed solution.
• Strong prioritization skills, making deliberate tradeoffs between speed and long-term quality.
• Comfort working across the full stack (Python, TypeScript, Linux hardware configuration) and rapidly learning new tools.

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