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Forward Deployed Engineer - Defence

C3 AI· Forward Deployed Engineering
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Hybrid (London)Full-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Forward Deployed Engineer role focusing on engineering full-stack AI-driven web applications on the C3 AI Platform for defence programmes in the UK and Europe, working with customers to design, develop, and deploy production applications, demos, and proofs-of-technology in secure, mission-critical environments.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and deploy applications. Engineer full-stack, AI-based enterprise applications on the C3 AI Platform.
  • Mentor junior team members. Share coding standards and design techniques with less experienced engineers.
  • Conduct design and code reviews. Review customer software applications for quality, architecture, and best practices.
  • Test and enhance customer applications. Troubleshoot, test, and improve customer software applications directly and on behalf of customers.
  • Deliver technical enablement. Lead technical deep-dives, product demonstrations, and customer training sessions.
  • Write documentation. Produce application specifications, technical documentation, and supporting artifacts.
  • Identify and mitigate risk. Continuously surface technical risks and gaps; devise mitigation strategies in anticipation of customer needs.
  • Drive product improvement. Work closely with product management and engineering to improve the overall quality of C3 AI software.

Qualifications

  • MSc or Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), or a comparable area of study.
  • 5+ years of professional software development experience with object-oriented programming languages.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to work effectively on a cross-functional team.
  • Analytical, problem-solving abilities, organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to travel as needed.

Skills

Required:Object-oriented programming
Nice to have:JavaScriptPythonReact/Redux/Vue/Backbone/AngularGit

Benefits

  • C3 AI provides excellent benefits, a competitive compensation package and generous equity plan.
Last updated Jul 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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