15 forward deployed engineer jobs found

Job title: Forward Deployed Engineer (Contract) Type: Contract, Outside IR35 Start: Immediate Length: Three months, with potential to extend Location: Within 50 miles of an office, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester or London. Remote, with occasional in-person client sessions We're looking for a contract Forward Deployed Engineer to lead the earliest stage of a new client engagement. You'll be the first engineer in, before there's a delivery team or a plan. The client wants to know what's possible. Your job is to work that out, then build the proof a delivery team can scale from. It's hands-on technical work with a lot of direct client contact. Why you'd want this You decide how the work gets done. We don't lock AI tools behind governance and access controls. Use whatever tools suit the problem, swap them, wire them into your stack. No permission needed. On a recent 19-week build, an AI insights platform producing multilingual analysis from complex...

Job title: Forward Deployed Engineer (Contract) Type: Contract, Outside IR35 Start: Immediate Length: Three months, with potential to extend Location: Within 50 miles of an office, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester or London. Remote, with occasional in-person client sessions We're looking for a contract Forward Deployed Engineer to lead the earliest stage of a new client engagement. You'll be the first engineer in, before there's a delivery team or a plan. The client wants to know what's possible. Your job is to work that out, then build the proof a delivery team can scale from. It's hands-on technical work with a lot of direct client contact. Why you'd want this You decide how the work gets done. We don't lock AI tools behind governance and access controls. Use whatever tools suit the problem, swap them, wire them into your stack. No permission needed. On a recent 19-week build, an AI insights platform producing multilingual analysis from complex...

Job title: Forward Deployed Engineer (Contract) Type: Contract, Outside IR35 Start: Immediate Length: Three months, with potential to extend Location: Within 50 miles of an office, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester or London. Remote, with occasional in-person client sessions We're looking for a contract Forward Deployed Engineer to lead the earliest stage of a new client engagement. You'll be the first engineer in, before there's a delivery team or a plan. The client wants to know what's possible. Your job is to work that out, then build the proof a delivery team can scale from. It's hands-on technical work with a lot of direct client contact. Why you'd want this You decide how the work gets done. We don't lock AI tools behind governance and access controls. Use whatever tools suit the problem, swap them, wire them into your stack. No permission needed. On a recent 19-week build, an AI insights platform producing multilingual analysis from complex...

Job title: Forward Deployed Engineer (Contract) Type: Contract, Outside IR35 Start: Immediate Length: Three months, with potential to extend Location: Within 50 miles of an office, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester or London. Remote, with occasional in-person client sessions We're looking for a contract Forward Deployed Engineer to lead the earliest stage of a new client engagement. You'll be the first engineer in, before there's a delivery team or a plan. The client wants to know what's possible. Your job is to work that out, then build the proof a delivery team can scale from. It's hands-on technical work with a lot of direct client contact. Why you'd want this You decide how the work gets done. We don't lock AI tools behind governance and access controls. Use whatever tools suit the problem, swap them, wire them into your stack. No permission needed. On a recent 19-week build, an AI insights platform producing multilingual analysis from complex...

Job title: Forward Deployed Engineer (Contract) Type: Contract, Outside IR35 Start: Immediate Length: Three months, with potential to extend Location: Within 50 miles of an office, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester or London. Remote, with occasional in-person client sessions We're looking for a contract Forward Deployed Engineer to lead the earliest stage of a new client engagement. You'll be the first engineer in, before there's a delivery team or a plan. The client wants to know what's possible. Your job is to work that out, then build the proof a delivery team can scale from. It's hands-on technical work with a lot of direct client contact. Why you'd want this You decide how the work gets done. We don't lock AI tools behind governance and access controls. Use whatever tools suit the problem, swap them, wire them into your stack. No permission needed. On a recent 19-week build, an AI insights platform producing multilingual analysis from complex...

Full job description Job title: Forward Deployed Engineer (Contract) Type: Contract, Outside IR35 Start: Immediate Length: Three months, with potential to extend Location: Within 50 miles of an office, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester or London. Remote, with occasional in-person client sessions We're looking for a contract Forward Deployed Engineer to lead the earliest stage of a new client engagement. You'll be the first engineer in, before there's a delivery team or a plan. The client wants to know what's possible. Your job is to work that out, then build the proof a delivery team can scale from. It's hands-on technical work with a lot of direct client contact. Why you'd want this You decide how the work gets done. We don't lock AI tools behind governance and access controls. Use whatever tools suit the problem, swap them, wire them into your stack. No permission needed. On a recent 19-week build, an AI insights platform...

Job title: Forward Deployed Engineer (Contract) Type: Contract, Outside IR35 Start: Immediate Length: Three months, with potential to extend Location: Within 50 miles of an office, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester or London. Remote, with occasional in-person client sessions We're looking for a contract Forward Deployed Engineer to lead the earliest stage of a new client engagement. You'll be the first engineer in, before there's a delivery team or a plan. The client wants to know what's possible. Your job is to work that out, then build the proof a delivery team can scale from. It's hands-on technical work with a lot of direct client contact. Why you'd want this You decide how the work gets done. We don't lock AI tools behind governance and access controls. Use whatever tools suit the problem, swap them, wire them into your stack. No permission needed. On a recent 19-week build, an AI insights platform producing multilingual analysis from...

Agentic Forward Deployed Engineer Rate: £600 per day - Outside IR35 Contract: 6-12 months Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 days per week on-site Industry: Public Sector - International Education We are recruiting a Principal-level Agentic Forward Deployed Engineer to support a major AI-enabled digital transformation programme within a large international organisation. The organisation is adopting an agentic-first approach to software engineering and wants to move from individual experimentation towards a scalable, secure and maintainable enterprise model for AI-assisted development. Experienced engineering teams are already exploring agentic development. This role will establish what good looks like across the wider organisation, introducing the engineering standards, governance, security controls, evaluation frameworks, operating models and knowledge-sharing practices required to deploy agentic AI at scale. This is not a purely strategic or governance-focused role....

Agentic Forward Deployed Engineer Rate: £600 per day - Outside IR35 Contract: 6-12 months Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 days per week on-site Industry: Public Sector - International Education We are recruiting a Principal-level Agentic Forward Deployed Engineer to support a major AI-enabled digital transformation programme within a large international organisation. The organisation is adopting an agentic-first approach to software engineering and wants to move from individual experimentation towards a scalable, secure and maintainable enterprise model for AI-assisted development. Experienced engineering teams are already exploring agentic development. This role will establish what good looks like across the wider organisation, introducing the engineering standards, governance, security controls, evaluation frameworks, operating models and knowledge-sharing practices required to deploy agentic AI at scale. This is not a purely strategic or...

Agentic Forward Deployed Engineer £550 to £650 per day outside IR 35 | 6-Month Contract – Likely Extension Hybrid – Stratford, London | 2 Days Onsite per Week We are partnering with a large global education technology organisation operating across 100+ countries, generating more than £600m in annual revenue and engaging with over 2.5 million users globally. The organisation is investing heavily in its next generation of AI-native, in-house products and is looking for an experienced Agentic Forward Deployed Engineer to work at the cutting edge of agentic AI. This is a highly hands-on role, embedding directly with engineering and programme teams to establish how production-grade agentic systems are built, secured, evaluated and operated at enterprise scale. You will: Design and implement production agentic AI systems and coding-agent workflows Establish best practices for LLM evaluation, red-teaming and AI guardrails Define governance around agent behaviour,...

Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) AI Start-Up | Contract | Outside IR35 | Remote/Hybrid (UK) | C. £500pd An innovative AI start-up is seeking an experienced Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to help customers unlock the full value of cutting-edge AI solutions. This is a highly customer-facing role where you will work directly with end users, stakeholders, and technical teams to design, implement, and deploy AI-driven products that solve complex business challenges. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong engineer who enjoys combining software engineering, problem-solving, and customer engagement within a fast-moving start-up environment. The Role As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will act as the bridge between customers and the product engineering team. You'll work closely with clients to understand business requirements, build tailored solutions, integrate AI technologies into existing environments, and drive successful deployments. Key Responsibilities...

Contract Data & AI Architect - Google Duration - 6 months Outside IR35 - Negotiable Rate Fully Remote - UK based Fruition Group are representing a rapidly growing technology consultancy, come join an ambitious Google AI & Data practice , working directly with start-ups, scale-ups, mid-sized organisations and major retail customers. You'll be hands-on with customers, owning projects and helping shape the AI landscape as the practice grows. Key Skills / Tech Experience Required: GCP Python Vertex AI / Gemini LangChain / LangGraph RAG / Vertex AI RAG Engine Multi-Agent Architectures MCP / A2A Terraform Kubernetes UK based for tax purposes If you're a hands-on AI/Data Engineer looking to work on cutting-edge Google AI projects and join a practice at the start of an ambitious growth journey, we'd love to hear from you. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race, sex,...

Forward Deployed Engineer - 6-Month Contract Location: Hybrid - Hampshire/Fully Remote Contract: 6 months IR35: Outside IR35 Rate: £320 per day Start: ASAP/September 2026 Duration: 6 months The Opportunity We're looking for two Forward Deployed Engineers to join a fast-growing bespoke software studio and support the delivery, productionisation and ongoing support of internally developed applications. This is a hands-on role sitting at the intersection of software engineering, technical quality assurance, release management and application support . You'll work closely with business users, citizen developers and engineering teams, acting as a technical quality gate to ensure applications are safe, robust and ready for production. You'll be comfortable picking up unfamiliar codebases, reviewing code, validating deployments, troubleshooting issues and making targeted improvements where required. What You'll Be Doing Supporting applications through development,...

Forward Deployed AI Engineer Day rate: £700-£1,200 Outside IR35 Contract: Initial 12 months Commitment: Approximately three days per week Location: Two days per week onsite in London Harnham is working with a leading private equity firm looking for a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to support businesses across its portfolio. The portfolio is primarily made up of SMEs and scale-ups generating approximately £5m-£50m in annual revenue. These businesses operate across different sectors and have varying levels of technical maturity. The role combines senior-level consulting with hands-on AI engineering. You will work directly with CEOs, boards and leadership teams to understand how their businesses operate, identify where AI can create genuine commercial value and then personally build and deploy the solutions. The role You will work across multiple portfolio companies, taking projects from initial discovery through to production delivery and adoption....

Forward Deployed AI Engineer Day rate: £700- £1,200 Outside IR35 Contract: Initial 12 months Commitment: Approximately three days per week Location: Two days per week onsite in London Harnham is working with a leading private equity firm looking for a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to support businesses across its portfolio. The portfolio is primarily made up of SMEs and scale-ups generating approximately £5m- £50m in annual revenue. These businesses operate across different sectors and have varying levels of technical maturity. The role combines senior-level consulting with hands-on AI engineering. You will work directly with CEOs, boards and leadership teams to understand how their businesses operate, identify where AI can create genuine commercial value and then personally build and deploy the solutions. The role You will work across multiple portfolio companies, taking projects from initial discovery through to production delivery and...