Senior Full-Stack AI Engineer — Forward Deployed

Mat Vin; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Scale is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (Forward Deployed) to partner with public sector clients in London. You will rapidly build full‑stack AI applications that solve complex problems and deliver measurable impact for citizens.

You will architect production‑grade apps that fuse AI models with UI and backend APIs, deploy and manage cloud infrastructure, and collaborate with design, product, and data teams to align with the broader architecture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years of post-graduation, full-stack engineering experience.
• Proficiency in React, TypeScript, Next.js, Python, Node.js, PostgreSQL or MongoDB.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP).

Responsibilities

• Partner with public sector clients to scope, collect feedback and implement solutions for complex problems.
• Architect production-grade applications that integrate AI models with full-stack frameworks, managing interactive UIs, APIs and systems.
• Deploy and manage infrastructure within cloud environments, ensuring system integrity, security, scalability and reliability.
• Contribute to core platform features designed to be reused across diverse international client use cases.
• Collaborate with design, product, and data teams to build robust applications aligned with the broader technical architecture.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Next.js

Python

Node.js

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

GCP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure/AWS/GCP

Job description

Scale is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (Forward Deployed) to partner with public sector clients in London. You will rapidly build full‑stack AI applications that solve complex problems and deliver measurable impact for citizens.

You will architect production‑grade apps that fuse AI models with UI and backend APIs, deploy and manage cloud infrastructure, and collaborate with design, product, and data teams to align with the broader architecture.