Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

The Role

This is a hands-on engineering role with ownership from discovery through deployment. You’ll work with real customer data, navigate complex enterprise systems and make practical decisions about where AI can deliver measurable improvements in accuracy, efficiency and control.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with customers and internal teams to understand banking challenges and translate business requirements into practical AI-powered solutions
• Own delivery from initial discovery and rapid prototyping through to production deployment and ongoing improvement
• Design, develop and maintain robust Python applications, backend services and APIs
• Build and integrate AI capabilities using large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and machine learning
• Develop AI agents and automated workflows that connect enterprise data, tools and APIs, with appropriate validation and human oversight
• Build reliable data pipelines and integrations across banking systems, third-party services and Validata’s platform
• Evaluate AI outputs and application performance, improving accuracy, reliability, latency and cost
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to turn customer deployment insights into reusable features and platform improvements
• Demonstrate solutions and communicate technical decisions clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Experience and Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science or relevant field
• Strong experience as a Python Developer, Software Engineer or Applied AI Engineer, delivering applications into production
• Expertise in at least one popular Python framework (Flask, Django, or FastAPI)
• Strong .NET and C# coding experience
• Strong understanding of SQL and non-SQL databases
• Familiarity with Cloud environments and REST APIs
• Experience with machine learning algorithms, especially in supervised learning (e.g. KNN, Decision Trees, SVM, LightFM)
• Hands-on experience building AI applications using LLM APIs or open-source models, including prompt design, structured outputs and tool calling
• Proficiency with data manipulation and analysis libraries (NumPy, pandas, scikit-learn)
• Understanding of object-relational mapping (ORM)
• Awareness of multi-tenant systems, secure coding practices, and authentication/authorisation
• Ability to work directly with customers, clarify ambiguous requirements and take ownership of technical delivery

Further advantages:

• Familiarity with banking, payments, reconciliation, data migration or quality engineering
• Knowledge of data visualisation tools is a plus
• Familiarity with front-end technologies is a plus

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary, plus additional benefits and perks
• Holiday and vacation allowance
• A challenging role with meaningful ownership and impact
• Work in an agile environment on high-profile banking projects
• Flexible working built around you — choose remote, hybrid, or onsite, with the freedom to adapt your schedule and setup to what helps you do your best work
• A long-term, challenging role with meaningful ownership and impact
• Growth is a priority: we invest in your development with continuous learning and mentorship to build the skills that move your career forward
• Join a supportive, collaborative team where knowledge is shared, wins are celebrated, and you’re set up to thrive

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Validata Group is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees, and we’re committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with dignity, respect and diverse perspectives are truly valued.

If this sounds interesting and you think we might “click”, please apply!

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