Forward Deployed Engineer

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Greater London, UK
6 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
2 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Artificial Intelligence Iterative and Incremental Development Python (Programming Language) Software Engineering TypeScript Information Technology Golang

Job description

  • Work directly with customers to understand their workflows, constraints, and goals, and define the problem yourself.
  • Build production systems on Luma’s APIs, models, and internal tools.
  • Prototype, ship, iterate, and maintain systems customers depend on in real environments with real data.
  • Own projects end to end, from first conversation to deployed system.
  • Build around platform gaps when something’s missing, and feed recurring patterns back to platform and R&D to productize.
  • Use AI to accelerate implementation, while the core of the work stays engineering judgment: what to build and how to make it reliable.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of professional software engineering, with software shipped end to end.
  • Strong proficiency in at least one general-purpose language (Python, TypeScript, Go, or similar).
  • Ability to work across the stack and learn unfamiliar systems quickly.
  • Bachelor’s in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
  • Willingness to travel to client sites as needed., Demonstrates strong software engineering capabilities with a focus on end-to-end project ownership, utilizing general-purpose programming languages like Python, TypeScript, or Go. Proficient in building and maintaining production systems while effectively collaborating with customers to understand their needs and constraints., * End-To-End Project Ownership
  • Proficiency In Python
  • Proficiency In TypeScript
  • Proficiency In Go
  • Software Engineering Experience, * Software Engineering
  • Production Systems Development
  • API IntegrationPrototyping
  • Iterative Development, * Customer Collaboration
  • Problem Solving
  • Adaptability, * Bachelor’s In Computer Science, * AI Implementation
  • Software Shipped
  • Client Engagement

Tools & Technologies

  • Luma APIs
  • Internal Tools

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