Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Engineering at Ameba is a rare opportunity to build cutting‑edge software in a traditional industry, while being generously rewarded for your contributions. If you’ve never considered working in supply chains before, everything around you, including the device you're reading this on, has a story of how it got there. Raw material to finished product, that story is the supply chain. If the unseen machinery of the world sparks something in you, we'd love to talk!

We're a startup made up of experienced entrepreneurs (who have previously raised $160m+) and builders (ex‑Meta, Palantir, Microsoft, Quant Devs, Unlikely

AI). We have big ambitions and are backed by some of the most successful investors in Europe.
We’ve raised over $9M since our launch just over a year ago.

Your role as a Forward Deployed Software Engineer

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you’ll be embedded directly with customers, turning vague, ambiguous problems into production software, often in days, not months.

This isn’t a back‑office role. You’ll be side‑by‑side with our most important customers, from high‑tech manufacturers to global fashion houses, diving into their workflows, spotting opportunities to extend or iterate on the product, and rapidly building tools that make their operations more efficient and intelligent.

In this role, you'll flex across the full stack: writing backend in Kotlin, crafting frontends in React/Type Script, deploying infrastructure in AWS, and tweaking our ML agents.

In this role, you’ll have full autonomy to take ideas from concept to a deployed solution, and will work hand‑in‑hand with our CTO and engineering team to make Ameba deployments a success.

Life at Ameba

We pride ourselves on providing top‑of‑market salaries and generous equity packages to all employees. We're assembling a lean team of exceptionally talented individuals and aim to reward them accordingly.

• We enjoy collaborating together in the office, typically five days a week, for easy, high‑bandwidth conversations. While we provide flexibility to work from home when necessary, our primary focus at this early stage is creating a strong office‑first experience.
• We offer 28 holiday days per year, and we shut down entirely over the holiday season for 2 weeks, allowing everyone to disconnect completely.
• We provide four months of maternity and paternity leave at 100% salary.
• We offer comprehensive healthcare and dental cover.
• The salary range for this role is £80,000-£130,000 + equity. The salary for this position is determined by several factors, such as experience, relevant skills, business needs, or market demands.
• You will have the opportunity to visit customers at place of work, both in the UK and outside it! We currently work with customers in Portugal, the Netherlands, and more.

Essential:

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a software engineer.
• 2+ years of experience with React/Type Script and an Object‑Oriented Programming Language (Java, Scala, Kotlin, C#, C++).
• Proven experience in building and shipping software, involving collaboration with other engineers, designers, product managers, and users to identify and implement solutions based on customer needs.
• 1+ years of experience contributing to the system design or architecture (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems.

Desirable:

• Prior experience as a Forward Deployed Software Engineer.
• Undergraduate or Masters degree in Computer Science (or related fields).
• Experience with AWS and Docker.
• Interest in AI, and familiarity with building LLM‑based agents.
• Exposure to contract‑first development (OpenAPI, gRPC/Protocol Buffers).
• Ability to design scalable and efficient system architectures.
• Ability to navigate rapidly changing priorities in a growing startup environment.
• [Optional] Previous experience working at a startup or a keen interest in startups.