CareerPlan

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Vice President

London, England, GBFull-time2026-10-21 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Build production-grade agentic AI systems, including reasoning logic, tool integrations, and data pipelines for enterprise workflows.

Role type

Senior hands-on IC machine-learning engineer (agentic AI)

Builds

Intelligent agents, custom MCP servers, RAG pipelines, and resilient execution workflows

Domain

Financial services + AI engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, Java, Go, LLM integration, REST/gRPC, Docker, Git, CI/CD, vector databases, prompt engineering, Pydantic, JSON Schema

Preferred skills

Experience with foundation model APIs (OpenAI, Azure, Vertex, Anthropic), MCP server development, RAG component optimization

Technologies

Python, Java, Go, OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Google Vertex AI, Anthropic, Docker, Git, Linux, Pydantic, JSON Schema, vector databases

Responsibilities

Implement agent reasoning loops and dynamic tool calling; Build and maintain custom MCP servers and API connectors; Develop RAG components for data retrieval; Implement resilient error handling and fallback routines; Integrate AI guardrail policies for safety; Collaborate with business stakeholders to capture domain logic; Conduct automated testing and evaluation; Coach junior engineers on software craftsmanship

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC