As a Forward Deployed Engineer at the Justice AI Unit, you will build and deploy AI products that have real-world impact across courts, prisons, and probation services
Job Summary
As a Forward Deployed Engineer at the Justice AI Unit, you will build and deploy AI products that have real-world impact across courts, prisons, and probation services.
You’ll work directly with frontline staff to understand their needs, co-develop solutions, and own the full delivery lifecycle, from problem discovery to product deployment and scale.
The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows, and the successful candidate will be expected to work from London as the home base of the Justice AI Unit.
Matching Summary
As a Forward Deployed Engineer at the Justice AI Unit, you will build and deploy AI products that have real-world impact across courts, prisons, and probation services.
Salary
£71,381 - £80,419; £75,674 - £85,257 (London); Not specified
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
build and deploy AI products
end-to-end delivery
AI-native software in production
full AI and software stack
work in complex organisational contexts
Nice-to-have
experience with NextJS, FastAPI, Postgres
experience with LLM observability
cloud and infrastructure experience
entrepreneurial or startup experience
Key Requirements
Experience building and deploying AI-native software
Experience owning all parts of the software and AI stack
Experience building solutions like predictive models, LLM workflows, scheduling
Up to date on the latest developments in AI
Work Rights
UK nationals, Commonwealth citizens, EU/EEA/Swiss nationals with settled/pre-settled status, Turkish nationals, individuals with limited/indefinite leave to remain