FORWARD DEPLOYED ENGINEER Bristol | Type: Full-time/Contract Newpage Solutions is a global digital health innovation company helping people live longer, healthier lives. We partner with life sciences organisations which include, pharmaceutical, biotech and healthcare leaders, to build transformative AI and data driven technologies addressing real-world health challenges. From strategy and research to UX design and agile development, we deliver and validate impactful solutions using lean, human-centered practices. We are looking for a hands-on AI Forward Deployed Engineer to work in an Agile environment (Scrum/Kanban) and drive solutions from problem definition to production deployment. Apply deep domain knowledge of commercial operations to technical solutions. Bridge business and technology conversations fluently, speaking the domain language naturally. Use prototypes to build stakeholder trust, know when to stop prototyping and start productionising, and balance speed with appropriate quality. Deliver complete features end-to-end independently across frontend, backend, database, and infrastructure. Generative AI : Design production RAG systems with appropriate chunking, embedding, and retrieval strategies. Optimise for relevance and latency, handle edge cases, and evaluate end-to-end system quality. Translate between technical and business language fluidly and write compelling proposals and specifications. AI-Augmented Development : Integrate AI tools strategically into your development workflow and that of the team. Review AI-generated code with the same rigour as human code and never ship code you don't fully understand. Develop team practices that balance AI speed with verification rigour. Make appropriate trade-off decisions, document design rationale, and consider AI integration points in your designs. Produce consistently high-quality, well-tested code and review AI-generated code critically, identifying edge cases and ensuring adequate test coverage. Write precise specifications that enable accurate AI-generated code, establish documentation practices for your projects, and ensure docs are discoverable. Identify patterns across implementations and propose candidates for generalization. Lead incident response, implement resilience testing, and conduct blameless post-mortems. Optimise team processes systematically, measure and improve cycle time, remove bottlenecks proactively, and deliver rapidly while maintaining quality. Own stakeholder relationships and balance quality with delivery speed. AI may generate the code, but responsibility for outcomes remains with you. Speak the language of Commercial operations and make better decisions by understanding the broader business context. Enable AI to generate accurate code through clear specifications. Translate between technical and business language fluently. Experiment with new technologies and AI capabilities. Full-Stack Development: You deliver complete features end-to-end independently — frontend, backend, database, and infrastructure. You make appropriate trade-off decisions, document design rationale, and consider AI integration points in your designs. Code Quality & Review: You produce consistently high-quality, well-tested code. You review AI-generated code critically and never ship code you don't fully understand. You use prototypes to build stakeholder trust, know when to stop prototyping and start productionising, and balance speed with appropriate quality. You optimise for relevance and latency, handle edge cases, and evaluate end-to-end system quality. AI-Augmented Development: You integrate AI tools strategically into your development workflow. You review AI-generated code with the same rigour as human code and never ship code you don't fully understand. Multi-Audience Communication: You present complex topics clearly to any audience, facilitate productive discussions, translate between technical and business language fluidly, and write compelling proposals and specifications. Business Immersion: You apply deep domain knowledge to technical solutions, bridge business and technology conversations fluently, speak the domain language naturally, and shadow operations to build understanding. DevOps & CI/CD: You configure basic CI/CD pipelines, understand containerisation, and can troubleshoot common build and deployment failures. Cloud Platforms: You deploy applications to cloud platforms and use common services (compute, storage, databases, queues). You understand cloud pricing and basic security configuration. Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field with 3+ years of relevant professional experience. Strong production experience with Python and JavaScript/TypeScript ,NextJS across backend and frontend. Experience building applications involving MCPs, APIs, UI, and backend systems Hands-on experience with modern frontend frameworks (such as Next.js or React) and backend API development. Production experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred and Cloudfare; Working knowledge of multiple database paradigms, including relational databases (such as PostgreSQL), document databases, and key-value stores (such as Redis). Demonstrable fluency with AI coding tools (such as Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or similar) and experience building agentic engineering workflows. Hands-on experience building production generative AI applications (LLM integrations, vector databases, RAG systems) is essential. Experience navigating ambiguous problem spaces, working directly with business stakeholders and end users, and shipping working solutions rapidly is strongly valued. Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban)
