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Forward Deployed Engineer - Defence Start-Up - London

Forward Deployed Engineer - Defence Start-Up - London

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London, United kingdom

£ 150,000 /year

Full Time

15-02-2026

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Skills

Communication Python Java Go Rust TypeScript Architecture Software Development C++ Analytics

Job Specifications

Forward Deployed Engineer - Defence Start-Up - London

Forward Deployed Engineer required for well backed, fast paced, early-stage defence start-up in London to build and deliver systems for customers that provide value from day one. You won’t just write code, you’ll work directly with users, influence product direction, and shape the culture of a fast-moving AI company from the earliest days.

You are an exceptional, language agnostic engineer with strong communication skills who thrives in customer-facing environments.

About you:

4+ years of Software Development in Python, Go, TypeScript, Java, Rust or C++
Comfortable working across the stack
Exceptional communication skills
Customer-obsessed: you enjoy being in the room, asking questions, and solving real-world problems
Excel where speed and ownership matter
In office by default

You will:

Collaborate directly with customer stakeholders, from engineers to executives
Build and maintain systems that power mission-critical workflows and enable fast, reliable onboarding
Deliver accurate analytics and actionable insights to customers and internal teams
Drive continuous platform improvements based on real customer feedback

Why Join?

Opportunity to join something huge from the early days and have a real impact
Massive ownership: influence product, culture, and technical architecture
Direct access to customers, your work will hit production fast
Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a rapidly growing company

If you want to build real systems that deliver immediate impact, lets chat.

Forward Deployed Engineer - Defence Start-Up - London

About the Company

We’re excited to be driving UK and US innovation. Where there’s a plan, we have the people. Our mission is to spark technological change and growth in the UK and US. We achieve this by applying the Oho secret formula which partners tech geniuses with disruptive innovators in our chosen fields: - Software Development - Data Science & Quantitative Research - Management & Business Change - Digital & Creative - Embedded, Electronics & Semiconductor - Support & Infrastructure The people who work for us are the key to our succ... Know more