Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI

Job Description Forward Deployed Engineer – Applied AI Cambridge / Hybrid £65,000 - £70,000 + Bonus + Equity I’m working with a fast-growing applied AI company that builds and deploys AI solutions directly into the workflows of organisations across regulated and high-impact industries. They’re looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to join as an early delivery hire, working closely with the founders before taking ownership of their own client engagements. You’ll be involved across the full lifecycle: understanding the client’s business, identifying where AI can create value, building the solution and ensuring it is successfully adopted. What You’ll Be Doing * Working directly with clients to uncover operational challenges * Identifying where AI can genuinely improve workflows * Building full-stack applications, integrations, agents and AI tools * Presenting solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders * Training users and driving adoption * Supporting discovery, sales and ongoing client delivery * Working across different stacks depending on the client environment What They’re Looking For * 1+ years’ experience in a professional engineering environment * Strong full-stack software engineering fundamentals * Hands-on experience with applied AI, LLMs or modern AI tooling * Confidence presenting and working directly with clients * Comfortable working through ambiguity and solving undefined problems * Independent, creative and commercially curious * Able to travel to Cambridge and client sites when required This is a great opportunity for someone who wants more ownership, direct client engagement and a chance to join a small, ambitious business, work directly with the founders and have the opportunity to grow into a delivery leadership role as the team scales. If your open to exploring further or know someone who would be, Drop me a message!