Lead Forward Deployed Engineer - AI for Regulated Sectors

Ocho; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

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Private medical

Generous time off

Job summary

Ocho in Belfast is hiring Forward Deployed Engineers to work directly with demanding customers, solving real problems on a secure AI platform.

As lead FDE you'll own customer delivery from scoping to production, build on the platform, ensure adoption, and iterate with product teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on engineering with Python, LLMs, and end-to-end ownership in regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Strong Python fundamentals and production experience.
• Hands-on experience deploying LLM-based apps.
• Experience with data pipelines, APIs and backend services.
• Ability to work with non-technical stakeholders.
• Daily use of AI tools for development.

Responsibilities

• Understand customer problems and define scope.
• Build end-to-end solutions on the platform.
• Deploy LLM and agentic apps in secure environments.
• Own delivery from scoping to adoption.
• Provide feedback to platform and product teams.

Skills

Python

Production-grade systems

LLMs in production

Data pipelines & APIs

Customer engagement

Tools

Claude Code

Cursor

Job description

Ocho in Belfast is hiring Forward Deployed Engineers to work directly with demanding customers, solving real problems on a secure AI platform.

As lead FDE you'll own customer delivery from scoping to production, build on the platform, ensure adoption, and iterate with product teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on engineering with Python, LLMs, and end-to-end ownership in regulated environments.