Lead Forward Deployed Engineer

Salary: £60,000 - 84,000 per year

Requirements:

• Extensive experience designing and delivering enterprise software solutions.
• Expert-level proficiency with TypeScript and modern backend development.
• Deep experience building and deploying applications on AWS.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing Generative AI applications using modern LLMs.
• Strong understanding of AI architecture, distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-native design.
• Experience designing scalable data architectures and integrating multiple data sources.
• Proven ability to lead technical customer engagements from discovery through production deployment.
• Experience leading engineering teams, mentoring developers, and influencing technical direction.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical teams and executive stakeholders.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity and deliver pragmatic solutions.
• Experience with LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, or similar AI orchestration frameworks.
• Knowledge of vector databases and semantic search technologies.
• Experience with Python alongside TypeScript.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience implementing enterprise security and compliance requirements.
• Background in solution architecture or technical consulting.
• Experience leading cross-functional or distributed engineering teams.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the architecture, design, and deployment of enterprise Generative AI solutions.
• Partner directly with customers to understand strategic business objectives and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
• Drive rapid prototyping initiatives, validating ideas and delivering production-ready applications at speed.
• Design and build cloud-native applications using TypeScript and AWS.
• Lead technical discovery workshops and solution architecture sessions with customer stakeholders.
• Develop AI-powered applications leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector databases, and modern AI frameworks.
• Design scalable data pipelines, integrations, and AI workflows to support enterprise use cases.
• Provide technical leadership across customer engagements, ensuring high-quality architecture, security, and operational excellence.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, architecture guidance, and technical coaching.
• Establish engineering standards, deployment patterns, and AI best practices across the organization.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Customer Success teams to define product direction based on customer feedback.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend their adoption where they create customer value.

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Backend
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Docker
• Support
• Kubernetes
• Python
• RAG
• Security
• TypeScript
• Architect
• Git
• NodeJS
• React

More:

We are 167 Solutions, hiring a Lead Forward Deployed Engineer for our teams in Bristol, London, or Manchester on a permanent basis, with a salary of £70,000 to £100,000 per annum depending on experience and an ASAP start. In this role, we bring together deep technical expertise, customer engagement, solution architecture, and engineering leadership to deliver enterprise-scale AI solutions. We work in a fast-paced environment where innovation, ownership, and collaboration matter, and we value professionals who can shape our AI platform, influence product direction, and deliver high-impact applications through rapid prototyping and iterative development.

last updated 31 week of 2026