Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

We’re seeking an excellent engineer with genuine AI curiosity who thrives at the intersection of customer discovery and technical delivery. You’ll work directly with customers to understand real problems, rapidly prototype solutions, build software and guide technical teams through our full development lifecycle.

This role combines strong engineering fundamentals with customer-facing leadership, offering a clear development path to AI expertise through internal mentoring. You’ll represent Brightbeam professionally whilst building the skills to become our next generation of AI technical leaders.

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• 5-8+ years building robust, scalable software systems
  
• Full-stack development capability with systems thinking
  
• Customer-facing technical experience and stakeholder management
  
• Proven learning agility and AI tool experimentation
  
• Leadership potential and mentoring capability
  

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• Structured path to AI expertise through expert mentoring
  
• Direct customer engagement and technical ownership
  
• Flexible remote working options
  
• Professional development budget and conference attendance
  

Customer visits (4-5 days per month) and team gatherings

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• Always be helpful – Everything starts with “how can we be most helpful?”
  
• Deliberately fair – We balance everyone’s needs for outstanding outcomes
  
• Learn and grow together – Continuous learning and knowledge sharing
  
• Show, don’t tell – We create confidence through demonstrable results
  

Comprehensive but respectful assessment including technical evaluation, customer simulation, and cultural alignment discussion. Total commitment approximately 6-8 hours over 3-4 weeks with professional feedback throughout.

Brightbeam is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. xcfaprz We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are happy to discuss accommodations or adjustments to our process.