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.

James@durlstonpartners.com