Solutions Consultant in Slough

Location: Central London / Hybrid (3+ days in office preferred)

Type: Permanent, full-time

Industry: Data / AI / Financial Services

Salary: £90,000 - £120,000 DOE and open for discussion with the right candidate + Equity

The Opportunity

We are working with a highly technical, early-stage data and AI company that supports some of the most sophisticated institutions in the world. The business has clear product-market fit, a strong roster of tier-one clients, and more demand than its current team can deliver. This hire is being made to increase delivery capacity, not to backfill. This is a senior engineering role for someone who wants to work close to real-world problems: deploying complex systems into highly regulated, security-constrained environments and helping shape how a platform scales as the company grows.

What You’ll Be Doing

This role sits at the intersection of platform engineering and client deployment. You will:

• Deploy a Python-based platform into client-controlled, often on-prem environments
• Work with strict data, security, and infrastructure constraints
• Own end-to-end technical delivery for multiple client implementations
• Manage and curate AI / data pipelines using client-specific data
• Interface directly with client engineering and technical stakeholders
• Contribute to core platform development alongside deployment work
• Help define boundaries between reusable product code and client-specific implementations
• Influence how deployment, infrastructure, and delivery processes evolve as the company scales

This is not a support role, and not pre-sales. It is hands-on, production engineering with real ownership.

The Kind of Engineer We’re Looking For

This role suits someone who enjoys ambiguity, autonomy, and responsibility. We’re looking for:

• Strong Python experience in production environments
• Experience taking systems to production (CI/CD, cloud, infrastructure)
• Comfort working across cloud platforms (depth in one is fine)
• Experience with complex or regulated environments (fintech, healthcare, infrastructure, etc. helpful but not required)
• Confidence working directly with clients and technical stakeholders
• Evidence of initiative, project leadership, shaping systems, not just executing tickets

You do not need prior “forward deployed” experience, nor domain-specific knowledge. Strong fundamentals and good judgement matter more.

What Makes This Role Different

• Real impact: one hire materially changes delivery capacity and client outcomes
• Technical depth: real constraints, real systems, real complexity
• Autonomy: high trust, minimal bureaucracy, strong founder access
• Ownership: your decisions shape the platform and delivery model
• Visibility: your contribution is seen and rewarded quickly
• Equity: meaningful participation in the upside of the business
• Stability without VC pressure: founder-led, funded, no growth-at-all-costs culture

Practical Details

• Hybrid working, Central London office, ideally 3+ days a week in office
• Must be willing and able to pass standard background checks required by enterprise clients
• Occasional on-site client work as part of deployments
• No visa sponsorship available

Next Steps

This is a rare opportunity to join a small, high-quality engineering team at a moment where delivery, not vision, is the constraint. If of interest, please apply with an up-to-date CV. This is an urgent requirement so role interviewing now.