Deployed Engineer – Applied AI
London | £120k–£150k + Equity in the business.
About Our Client
Very well-funded deep tech startup (£2m seed) working on applied perception AI. Small elite team (scaling significantly this year) solving frontier problems at the hardware-software boundary.
The Role
Build and deploy AI perception systems across the full stack. Work in Python (AI) and Rust (systems/integration), occasionally touch hardware. Travel to customer sites to deploy solutions and gather feedback. This isn't configuration work, it's real engineering solving varied, client-driven problems.
What You'll Do
* Build production AI perception systems
* Deploy at customer sites (UK and international travel)
* Work across Python, Rust, and some hardware integration
* Own problems end-to-end: customer conversation → production
* Feed real-world insights back into product development
Requirements
* 2-5 years software engineering experience
* Strong Python, ideally Rust (or quick learner)
* Customer-facing mindset, comfortable with ambiguity
* Hardware exposure a plus (embedded systems, FPGAs, cameras)
* Willing to travel
Why Join
* Early hire with genuine ownership
* Ex-Palantir team
* Real engineering, not deployment grunt work
* £120k–£150k + with Equity in the business
* Visa sponsorship available
For more information, please get in touch - it's worth noting we have a number of similar roles in this area, so even if you aren't a 100% match for the above, we have a number of other roles that could be a better fit.