Forward Deployed Engineer - Early-Stage AI Start-Up - London

Forward Deployed Engineer – Early-Stage AI Defence Start-Up – London

Forward Deployed Engineer required for well backed, fast paced, early-stage AI defence start-up in London to build and deliver systems for customers that provide value from day one. You won’t just write code, you’ll work directly with users, influence product direction, and shape the culture of a fast-moving AI company from the earliest days.

You are an exceptional, language agnostic engineer with strong communication skills who thrives in customer-facing environments.

About you:

• 4+ years of Software Development in Python, Go, TypeScript, Java, Rust or C++
• Comfortable working across the stack
• Exceptional communication skills
• Customer-obsessed: you enjoy being in the room, asking questions, and solving real-world problems
• Excel where speed and ownership matter
• In office by default

You will:

• Collaborate directly with customer stakeholders, from engineers to executives
• Build and maintain systems that power mission-critical workflows and enable fast, reliable onboarding
• Deliver accurate analytics and actionable insights to customers and internal teams
• Drive continuous platform improvements based on real customer feedback

Why Join?

• Opportunity to join something huge from the early days and have a real impact
• Massive ownership: influence product, culture, and technical architecture
• Direct access to customers, your work will hit production fast
• Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a rapidly growing company

If you want to build real systems that deliver immediate impact, lets chat.

Forward Deployed Engineer – Early-Stage AI Defence Start-Up – London