About the role
Title: Forward Deployed Engineer – AI & Customer-Facing Technical Leader Location: Remote
Travel: Customer visits 4–5 days/month; occasional team gatherings
Salary: £110,000 - £130,000
Tech: Python, JavaScript, Azure, AWS, AI, LLM's, RAG
Industry: AI Consultancy
Immersum are supporting the growth of an AI consultancy who are on a mission to build something extraordinary. They integrate digital and human intelligence, helping clients use AI as second nature. They create meaningful work that drives positive change, giving customers a competitive advantage while building a culture of innovation and impact.
We’re looking for talented engineers to join a customer-facing AI practice, as Senior Forward Deployed Engineers . You’ll work directly with clients to uncover problems, build prototypes, and guide full AI-enabled solution lifecycles.
This is a role for engineers who:
Enjoy building real software that makes a difference
Are passionate about AI and its practical application
Thrive at the intersection of technical leadership and client engagement
What You’ll Do
Customer-Facing Leadership
Lead discovery workshops with technical and business stakeholders
Represent the organisation’s technical capabilities in high-stakes client meetings
Build trust and long-term relationships with engineering teams and decision-makers
Solution Development & Architecture
Build and iterate working AI prototypes quickly
Architect scalable, maintainable systems from prototype to production
Make sophisticated technical decisions balancing AI innovation, quality, and deployment needs
Technical Mentorship & Team Growth
Guide engineers through technical delivery, code reviews, and architectural discussions
Elevate team capabilities through knowledge sharing, mentoring, and internal workshops
Contribute to best practices, reusable components, and solution standards
AI Mastery & Innovation
Implement AI solutions leveraging LLMs, foundation models, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems
Design evaluation frameworks addressing bias, hallucination detection, and business impact
Explore novel AI applications while integrating traditional ML techniques where appropriate
Skills:
~5–8+ years building robust, scalable software systems
~ Full-stack development capability across modern technologies
~ Client-facing experience or technical consulting skills
~ AI curiosity and hands-on experimentation with tools like ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot
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