Solutions Engineer

3forge; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Weekly team lunches

Career progression and development

Job summary

3forge is seeking a Solutions Engineer to build and deploy high‑impact production applications for financial services. You will work at the intersection of software, data and client delivery, writing code, troubleshooting systems, and collaborating with engineers, project managers and clients to solve complex technical problems.

You will diagnose issues from logs, support deployments, and contribute to AI-enabled workflows while learning the domain of sophisticated financial applications and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent technical experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to read and diagnose log files and interpret stack traces.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; proactive ownership.

Responsibilities

• Build technical solutions for real-world financial use cases.
• Collaborate with engineers and product teams to identify reusable patterns.
• Integrate applications with client data sources and existing environments.
• Diagnose application and performance issues using logs and traces.
• Test, deploy, and maintain applications across environments.
• Contribute to AI-enabled and data-driven workflows as the tech evolves.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Ownership

Client-facing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering

Job description

At 3forge, we're building the next generation of application infrastructure for financial services, helping institutions turn complex data and workflows into performant production applications. As a Solutions Engineer, you'll work at the intersection of software engineering, data, and client delivery. You'll help build and deploy applications for real-world financial use cases, work directly with client teams, and solve technical problems across development, integration, performance, and production environments. This is a hands-on engineering role. You'll write code, work with data, troubleshoot systems, and collaborate closely with experienced Solutions Engineers, software engineers, and project managers. You'll also have the opportunity to work with sophisticated financial applications and emerging technologies, including AI-enabled workflows.

What you'll do

Solution Engineering

• Build technical solutions for real-world financial use cases
• Work with engineers and product teams to identify reusable patterns and improve the platform.
• Integrate applications with client data sources and existing technology environments.
• Diagnose application and performance issues using logs, stack traces, and other debugging tools.
• Test, deploy, and maintain applications across different environments.
• Contribute to AI-enabled and data-driven application workflows as the technology evolves.

Client Delivery

• Work with clients to understand technical requirements and translate them into practical solutions.
• Provide technical support and troubleshoot issues through to resolution.
• Participate in technical discussions, demonstrations, and solution development with client teams.
• Document operational requirements, implementation details, and processes.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Team & Development

• Work closely with Solutions Engineer, software engineers, and project manager to deliver successful projects.
• Learn how complex financial applications and designed, deployed, and operated in production environments.
• Take increasing ownership of technical tasks and project deliverables.
• Contribute reusable solutions, documentation, and technical knowledge to the broader team.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to read and diagnose log files and interpret stack traces.
• Ability to learn unfamiliar technologies and systems quickly.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A proactive approach to solving problems and taking ownership of work.
• Interest in working directly with clients and understanding their technical and business needs.

Nice to have

• 1+ years of experience through internships, projects, research, or professional software/data engineering work.
• Experience building software, data applications, dashboards, or automation.
• Strong mathematical or statistical skills.
• Familiarity with APIs, databases, cloud environments, or distributed systems.
• Exposure to financial markets, trading, risk, portfolio management, or other financial workflows.
• Experience with AI, machine learning, or LLM-based applications.
• Technical writing or documentation experience.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and compensation
• Medical and Annual leave benefits
• Weekly team lunches
• Annual team-building activities and year-end celebration
• Flexible hybrid working and a young, collaborative and supportive team culture
• International and global working environment
• Career progression and professional development opportunities
• Exposure to financial technology, global clients and emerging technologies