Senior Forward-Deployed Engineer for AI Prototyping

PwC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Private medical cover

Volunteer days

Job summary

PwC is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer at Senior Manager level in London. You will work close to business problems, turning early-stage ideas into working proof-of-concept software with PwC’s technology and innovation teams.

This is hands-on engineering with strong business exposure, not a translator role, and you will demonstrate development experience across code, repos, and SDLC models. You will build rapid prototypes, reusable patterns and AI-enabled solutions to validate quickly and

Qualifications

• Hands-on software engineering experience.
• Experience building prototypes, integrations, digital products or automation solutions.
• Practical experience with Git-based development workflows.
• Experience using AI-enabled development tools or coding assistants.
• Understanding of secure development practices and data governance.
• Ability to work at pace in ambiguous environments.
• Strong communication skills and confidence working directly with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand challenges, validate assumptions and identify opportunities for innovative technical proof-of-concepts.
• Design and build rapid prototypes using approved tools, secure engineering practices and AI-enabled development technologies.
• Integrate APIs, data sources, AI models and workflows to create functional proof-of-concept solutions that deliver business value.
• Apply robust software engineering standards including version control, code reviews, testing, defect management and secure coding practices.
• Document solution architecture, security and compliance considerations, production readiness gaps and opportunities for reuse and scalability.
• Champion Responsible AI principles and share reusable components, best practices and lessons learned across the engineering community.

Skills

Hands-on software engineering

Prototype development

Ambiguity tolerance

Strong communication

Fast-paced delivery

Tools

Git-based development workflows

C#.NET

C++ programming

AI-enabled development tools

Job description

PwC is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer at Senior Manager level in London. You will work close to business problems, turning early-stage ideas into working proof-of-concept software with PwC’s technology and innovation teams.

This is hands-on engineering with strong business exposure, not a translator role, and you will demonstrate development experience across code, repos, and SDLC models. You will build rapid prototypes, reusable patterns and AI-enabled solutions to validate quickly and