Forward Deployed Engineer (Client-Facing AI Software Engineer)

Location: Home-based with travel to London client sites approximately 3 to 4 days per week and attendance at the Cambridge office at least once per month. All travel fares to client sites will be reimbursed., * Own client engagements from initial discovery through to delivery, deployment and ongoing improvement

• Interview users, operational teams and senior stakeholders to understand existing processes and identify inefficiencies
• Run workshops and clearly explain proposed technical solutions to non-technical audiences
• Assess where AI and automation can deliver measurable operational or commercial value
• Design and build bespoke full-stack software solutions using AI-assisted development tools
• Review, understand and take responsibility for all code produced
• Integrate new solutions into clients’ existing systems, workflows and live environments
• Train client teams and support the successful adoption of new technology
• Measure whether delivered solutions have achieved the intended outcomes
• Build trusted client relationships and identify further opportunities to improve or automate their operations
• Progress towards managing client renewals and independently leading multiple engagements, We’re committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments for your application or during the review process, please highlight this by separately emailing (if this email address has been removed by the job-board, full contact details are readily available on our website).

• Strong commercial experience as a full-stack Software Engineer, with the ability to build, understand and review production-quality code
• Proficiency in at least one established programming language such as Python, Java, C# or C++
• A degree in Computer Science, ideally achieving a 2:1 or First
• Strong client-facing experience, which may have been gained within software consultancy, solutions engineering, implementation, technical delivery or a software company
• Experience gathering requirements, understanding business processes and translating client problems into practical technical solutions
• Confident presenting technical concepts to senior stakeholders and non-technical audiences
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools while retaining a strong understanding of the underlying code
• Strong full-stack capability rather than experience limited to a highly specialised or low-level area of software engineering
• Excellent communication, questioning and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable travelling regularly to client sites in London
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• Exceptional ownership of varied AI and software projects, from discovering the problem through to delivering the live solution
• Excellent progression within a growing consultancy, with the opportunity to become a key member of its future delivery leadership team
• A performance-related bonus worth approximately £2,000 to £5,000 per year once managing client renewals, alongside private medical and dental cover