At a Glance
- Tasks: Deploy and integrate cutting-edge AI solutions for enterprise customers.
- Company: Join one of Europe's fastest-growing AI software companies.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, equity potential, hybrid working, and access to advanced AI technology.
- Other info: Exceptional career progression and collaborative international team environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a high-growth AI business while solving complex technical challenges.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in software engineering with strong skills in TypeScript, Node.js, and Python.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Location: London / UK
Salary: £80K - £110K + Remote flex
We're partnering with one of Europe's fastest-growing AI software companies to find exceptional Forward Deployed Engineers who thrive at the intersection of engineering, customer delivery, and cutting-edge AI. This is a highly client-facing engineering role where you'll work directly with enterprise customers to deploy, integrate, and optimise AI-powered platforms in complex real-world environments. You'll be responsible for turning signed contracts into production systems that deliver measurable business value.
If you enjoy solving difficult technical problems, building production-grade solutions, and working closely with customers, this is an opportunity to have an immediate impact in a high-growth AI business.
The Opportunity
As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll act as the technical bridge between Product, Engineering, and enterprise customers. You'll own deployments from initial architecture through to production delivery, working hands-on with modern AI infrastructure, retrieval systems, cloud environments, and custom integrations. This is not a support role. You'll write code, design solutions, make architectural decisions, and work directly with client engineering teams to ensure successful adoption.
What You'll Be Doing
- Deploy & Integrate AI Solutions
- Lead end-to-end implementation projects within customer environments
- Design and build integrations between the platform and customer systems
- Configure AI agents, retrieval pipelines, and workflow automations
- Partner directly with customer engineering and technical stakeholders
- Adapt solutions to customer data models, authentication systems, and business processes
- Deliver production-ready code across multiple environments
- Infrastructure & Platform Delivery
- Support cloud and self-hosted deployments
- Work with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure-as-Code
- Troubleshoot production environments and ensure reliable operation
- Customer Engagement
- Run technical workshops, architecture reviews, and discovery sessions
- Act as a trusted technical advisor throughout the customer journey
- Help customers become advanced users and advocates of the platform
- Influence Product Direction
- Provide direct feedback from customer deployments
- Identify product gaps, recurring requirements, and enhancement opportunities
- Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering teams
Skills:
- Experience 5+ years in Software Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Professional Services, Technical Consulting, or a similar customer-facing engineering role
- Proven experience delivering technical projects from concept through production deployment
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Strong commercial experience with TypeScript and Node.js
- Python development experience
- API development and integrations (REST, GraphQL)
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud infrastructure
- Familiarity with Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code principles
- Understanding of modern AI systems, LLMs, embeddings, vector databases, or retrieval architectures is highly desirable
- Exposure to observability and monitoring tools such as Grafana, Datadog, or Sentry
AI-Native Engineering
We are looking for engineers who actively leverage AI to accelerate delivery. You'll use modern AI tools to:
- Accelerate integration and development work
- Generate documentation and technical artefacts
- Improve testing and debugging workflows
- Rapidly prototype and validate solutions
- Deliver faster outcomes for customers
What's On Offer
- Competitive base salary + equity potential
- Hybrid working across London and the UK
- Opportunity to work with some of the most advanced AI technology in Europe
- High-impact, customer-facing role with significant ownership
- Exceptional career progression within a rapidly scaling AI company
- Access to the latest AI tooling and technologies
- Collaborative, high-performing international team
- Modern equipment and flexible working arrangements
Apply now!
Forward Deployed Engineer in City of London employer: THYME
Join one of Europe's fastest-growing AI software companies as a Forward Deployed Engineer in London, where you'll be at the forefront of deploying cutting-edge AI solutions for enterprise clients. Enjoy a competitive salary, hybrid working options, and the chance to work with advanced AI technologies in a collaborative environment that fosters career growth and innovation. With a focus on impactful customer engagement and ownership of projects, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant difference in a high-growth sector.
