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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Forward Deployed AI Engineer - **Company:** Viridien View All Jobs - **Location:** Crawley, UK - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems, Audit Trail, User Authentication, Microsoft Azure, Configuration Management, Databases, Continuous Integration, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Load Testing, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Data Logging, Google Cloud, Enterprise Software Applications, Autoscaling, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, System Availability, Delivery Pipeline, Large Language Models, Generative AI, Data Layers, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Low Latency, Performance Monitor, Data Management, Virtual Agents, Api Design, Terraform, Data Pipelines, Docker - **Published:** August 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/job/gbf02f960e5e287ebe5f8499fa69b8b67d/eaa ## About the Role * Degree in computer science, software engineering, artificial intelligence, engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience. * Strong Python programming and production software-engineering skills. * Experience developing, integrating and operating enterprise software or AI applications. * Practical understanding of LLMs, agentic AI, tool calling and retrieval-augmented generation. * Experience building APIs, services and data pipelines, with Docker and cloud or on-premises deployments. * Understanding of authentication, networking, access control and enterprise security. * Experience implementing monitoring, logging and operational support for production systems. * Strong troubleshooting skills across application, AI, infrastructure, network and data layers. Desirable * Experience deploying agentic or generative AI applications in production. * Experience building and operating large-scale, distributed AI systems involving multiple agents, models, tools and services. * Experience with Azure, AWS or Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform and CI/CD technologies. * Experience with LangGraph, AutoGen, smolagents or similar frameworks. * Experience with Model Context Protocol, model-serving platforms, vector databases and LLM gateways. * Experience implementing AI evaluation, observability, tracing and performance monitoring. * Experience with high availability, autoscaling, load testing, incident management or restricted environments. * Experience applying AI to scientific, engineering, energy or geoscience workflows. ## Description Viridien ( ) is an advanced technology, digital and Earth data company that pushes the boundaries of science for a more prosperous and sustainable future. With our ingenuity, drive and deep curiosity we discover new insights, innovations, and solutions that efficiently and responsibly resolve complex natural resource, digital, energy transition and infrastructure challenges. Are you someone with the ability to build modern technical solutions and the drive to navigate the operational friction required to deploy them? Viridien is expanding its ability to deploy secure, scalable and reliable agentic AI solutions across complex scientific and enterprise environments. We are looking for a hands-on Forward Deployed AI Engineer to adapt, integrate and operationalise agentic AI systems in production across cloud, on-premises, hybrid and restricted environments. About the Team Learn more about our work and the team on our , recent blog featuring one of our senior machine learning engineers and our latest ., * Design and implement production architectures for agentic AI, LLM and vision-language applications. * Adapt agent workflows, models, tools, retrieval systems and configurations for production use. * Integrate AI systems with enterprise APIs, databases, applications and data platforms. * Develop reusable connectors, APIs and Model Context Protocol tools. * Build automated CI/CD, testing, configuration management and deployment workflows. * Implement authentication, access control, secrets management, security and auditability. * Establish monitoring, logging, tracing, alerting and evaluation for models, agents and tools. * Optimise systems for reliability, latency, throughput, scalability and infrastructure cost. * Troubleshoot production issues and convert deployment experience into reusable platform capabilities., At Viridien, we foster a culture of continuous learning and provide tailored training programs through our Learning Hub, designed to enhance technical, commercial, and personal growth. We Care about the Environment We encourage and actively support a strong sense of community, through volunteering and various company initiatives, as well as a strong company commitment to protecting our environment through sustainable solutions, energy saving and waste reduction enterprises. Our Hiring Process At Viridien, we are committed to delivering a respectful, inclusive, and transparent recruitment experience. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may not be able to provide individual feedback to every applicant. Only candidates whose qualifications closely match the role criteria will be contacted for an interview. We do, however, aim to share personalized feedback with those who progress to the first round of interviews and beyond. We are also dedicated to ensuring that our hiring process accessible to all. If you require any reasonable adjustments to fully participate in the application or interview stages, please don't hesitate to contact your recruiter directly. We see things differently. 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