Forward Deployed AI Engineer

C&d Talent Advisory

Edinburgh, UK

2 months ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

5 years minimum

Compensation

£100,000.0 - £200,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

careerjet.co.uk

Tech stack

JavaScript (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Artificial Intelligence Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems JSON Python (Programming Language) Software Deployment SQL Databases Systems Integration Enterprise Software Applications Large Language Models Multi-Agent Systems

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Prompt Engineering Webhooks

Job description

Partner directly with customers from implementation through expansion
Analyze and map operational workflows
Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement
Redesign inefficient processes before automation
Configure and deploy AI agents into customer environments
Translate business requirements into agent logic and decision frameworks
Build integrations using APIs, webhooks, SQL, Python, JavaScript, and enterprise systems
Develop scripts, prototypes, and workflow automations
Troubleshoot deployments and optimize production performance
Lead customer workshops and working sessions
Build trusted relationships with technical and business stakeholders
Create reusable implementation assets, templates, and deployment frameworks
Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering teams to improve future deployments

Requirements

5+ years of experience in customer-facing technical roles
Proven experience deploying AI or automation solutions into real customer environments
Background in; Forward Deployed Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Applied AI Engineering, Technical Consulting, Enterprise Automation Delivery
Hands-on experience with; LLMs, Agent frameworks, Prompt engineering, Retrieval systems, AI deployment workflows
Strong experience with; SQL, Python and/or JavaScript, APIs, JSON, Webhooks, Enterprise integrations
Willingness to travel to Europe occasionally

Nice to Have

Experience at AI-native companies
Previous Forward Deployed Engineering or Solutions Engineering experience
ERP implementation or integration experience
Technical consulting experience focused on AI or automation
Additional European language skills
Experience building internal AI-powered operational tools

Benefits & conditions

Competitive compensation package
Meaningful equity participation
Opportunity to help establish the company’s UK presence
Direct customer and product impact
High-autonomy and high-ownership environment
Exposure to cutting-edge AI technologies
Fast-moving and entrepreneurial culture

If you’re excited about solving real business problems with AI and enjoy working directly with customers to create measurable impact, we’d love to hear from you…

About the company

Our Client is building AI agents that automate and improve complex business workflows across enterprise organizations., This is a highly strategic hire and one of the company’s top priorities as they establish their UK presence.