Senior Software Engineer

Immersum; Remote; GBP 113,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI consultancy based in the United Kingdom is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer. This role involves customer-facing leadership, building prototypes for AI solutions, and guiding engineering teams. Candidates should have experience in full-stack development and AI curiosity, with a focus on various technologies like Python and JavaScript. The ideal candidates, Senior or Principal Engineers, should be skilled in delivering scalable systems and engaging with clients effectively. Competitive salary offered.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of experience building robust, scalable software systems for Senior Engineers.
• 8+ years delivering complex, enterprise-grade software for Principal Engineers.
• Proven AI/ML expertise with production deployment experience for Principal Engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery workshops with stakeholders and represent technical capabilities.
• Build and iterate working AI prototypes and architect scalable systems.
• Guide engineers through technical delivery and contribution to best practices.

Skills

Full-stack development capability

Client-facing experience

AI curiosity

Tools

Python

JavaScript

Azure

AWS

Job description

Title: Forward Deployed Engineer – AI & Customer-Facing Technical Leader

Location: Remote

Travel: Customer visits 4–5 days / month; occasional team gatherings

Salary:

Senior: €130–150k base + growth trajectory

Principal: €160–200k base + package discussion

Tech: Python, JavaScript, Azure, AWS, AI, LLM's, RAG

Industry: AI Consultancy

The Role

We’re looking for talented engineers to join our customer-facing AI practice, from Senior Forward Deployed Engineers through to Principal-level AI technical leaders . You’ll work directly with clients to uncover problems, build prototypes, and guide full AI-enabled solution lifecycles.

What You’ll Do

Customer-Facing Leadership

• Lead discovery workshops with technical and business stakeholders
• Represent the organisation’s technical capabilities in high-stakes client meetings
• Build trust and long‑term relationships with engineering teams and decision‑makers

Solution Development & Architecture

• Build and iterate working AI prototypes quickly
• Architect scalable, maintainable systems from prototype to production
• Make sophisticated technical decisions balancing AI innovation, quality, and deployment needs

Technical Mentorship & Team Growth

• Guide engineers through technical delivery, code reviews, and architectural discussions
• Elevate team capabilities through knowledge sharing, mentoring, and internal workshops
• Contribute to best practices, reusable components, and solution standards

AI Mastery & Innovation

• Implement AI solutions leveraging LLMs, foundation models, and retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) systems
• Design evaluation frameworks addressing bias, hallucination detection, and business impact
• Explore novel AI applications while integrating traditional ML techniques where appropriate

Who We’re Looking For

For Senior Engineers

• 5–8+ years building robust, scalable software systems
• Full‑stack development capability across modern technologies
• Client‑facing experience or technical consulting skills
• AI curiosity and hands‑on experimentation with tools like ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot

For Principal Engineers

• 8+ years delivering complex, enterprise‑grade software
• Proven AI / ML expertise with production deployment experience
• Advanced knowledge of transformer architectures, foundation models, and prompt engineering
• Senior stakeholder engagement experience and ability to lead high‑level AI strategy