Forward Deployed AI Engineer

Forward-Deployed Engineer (GenAI)
Location: Remote (1-2 days a month in London) | Travel: Required to client sites in London as needed
Salary: ~£70,000 per annum (flexibile depending on experience) + Equity + Bonus
Gravitas is proud to partner with an AI-led fintech start-up that is transforming wealth management and financial services through agentic GenAI solutions.
We’re seeking a Forward-Deployed Engineer (GenAI) who thrives at the intersection of deep technical expertise and customer impact. In this role, you’ll work directly with senior stakeholders to design, prototype, and productionise GenAI-driven solutions on their agentic platform.
Key Responsibilities
Collaborate with client teams to understand domain challenges and success metrics.
Translate business requirements into scalable AI solutions using the agentic framework.
Prototype and deploy LLM-based agents (prompt structures, orchestration logic, memory, retrieval pipelines).
Drive the transition from proof-of-concept to production with reliability and measurable ROI.
Act as a trusted technical advisor, guiding adoption and defining success metrics.
Contribute reusable components and frameworks for faster deployments.
Qualifications
2+ years building production-grade AI/data solutions as a FDE, Data Scientist or AI Engineer
Hands-on GenAI experience (LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, vector databases, agentic frameworks like LangChain, LlamaIndex, DSPy).
Strong Python proficiency.
Expertise in Machine Learning Engineering (model development, deployment, monitoring).
Ability to break down complex business domains into computational workflows.
Excellent communication skills and comfort engaging senior stakeholders.
Why Join?
Shape how financial institutions adopt and scale agentic AI.
Move beyond prototypes, deploy real-world GenAI systems.
Work directly with founding leadership, influencing product evolution.
Blend engineering excellence, product innovation, and customer impact.
Equity in an early stage start-up.
Interested? Apply now or reach out to Gravitas for a confidential discussion.

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