Software Engineer, Deployed

Software Engineers, are you tired of building products you never see used in the real world?

I'm working with a well-funded, VC-backed Defence AI start-up building intelligent systems designed to solve some genuinely difficult real-world problems.

They're looking for Forward Deployed Engineers who want to do more than sit behind a desk writing code against a backlog.

Think software engineering, AI, complex systems and real-world deployment - working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and challenging operational environments.

🛠️ What makes this interesting?

→ Building and deploying sophisticated software systems in real-world environments.

→ Working closely with end users to understand complex technical and operational challenges.

→ Writing production-quality code and solving problems across the software stack.

→ Integrating AI-powered capabilities into existing systems and workflows.

→ Taking ownership of engineering problems from initial requirements through to deployment.

→ Working alongside highly capable software engineers and AI researchers.

Who are we looking for?

• Engineers with strong foundations in software engineering, Python and complex systems, who enjoy solving ambiguous technical problems.
• You might come from a high-performance engineering team, an AI start-up, a defence technology company or a technically demanding software environment.
• Experience in backend engineering, distributed systems, infrastructure or systems integration would be particularly interesting.
• You don't need to have worked in a Forward Deployed role before.
• What matters is your ability to write great code, communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders, think independently and make complex technology work in practice.
• This is for engineers who enjoy being close to the problem, taking ownership and seeing the direct impact of what they build.

📍 UK | Office-first with flexibility

🔒 UK right to work and SC clearance eligibility required