Forward Deployed Engineer, Government Clients (UK)

The role

You will embed within strategic client environments to solve high-stakes problems using Sayari's technology. You will design and build production-grade code, architect data pipelines, and act as a technical authority for government missions.

What you will do

• Deploy into client technical ecosystems and work with stakeholders to understand workflows and mission challenges.
• Design, build, and ship production-grade code using Python, SQL, and APIs.
• Lead the technical lifecycle of strategic deployments from discovery to operationalization.
• Serve as the primary technical authority and advisor for clients.
• Lead technical workshops and debug complex systems.
• Deconstruct mission requirements into technical solutions.
• Architect and implement scalable data models and workflows.
• Build data pipelines into client persistence layers.
• Translate operational needs into platform features for core engineering teams.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a client-facing, technical role
• Ability to write clean, production-ready code
• Proficiency in programming languages (preferably Python) and its data manipulation ecosystem (Pandas, etc.)
• Deep fluency in writing and optimizing complex SQL queries
• Hands-on, practical experience consuming, integrating, and reasoning about RESTful APIs
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to navigate ambiguous, complex scenarios
• Relentless drive and intellectual curiosity
• Must be a U.K. citizen
• Be able to obtain secret clearance
• Ability to work at the client site 25-75% of the time

Nice to have

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field
• Practical experience leveraging AI, including prompting Large Language Models (LLMs) or using their APIs
• Experience building and deploying solutions on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with the modern data stack (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks) and workflow orchestrators (e.g., Airflow, Prefect)
• Knowledge of graph data technologies (Neo4j, TigerGraph) and their corresponding query languages
• Exposure to machine learning applications, particularly in NLP or entity resolution
• Experience in, or a demonstrated passion for, high-stakes domains such as AML/Financial Crime, Supply Chain Risk, or National Security
• Ability to travel up to 50%

Benefits

• 100% fully paid medical, vision, and dental for employees and their dependents
• Generous time off
• 18 PTO days
• 10 sick days
• Observance of all US federal holidays
• Office closure for winter break (12/24-12/31)
• Competitive commissions for revenue roles and bonuses for non-revenue positions
• 401k match up to 5%
• 100% paid life insurance (up to $100,000 coverage)
• Parental leave

Before you apply

• Must be a U.K. citizen
• Be able to obtain secret clearance

About the company

Sayari is the judgment infrastructure for trustworthy AI in economic security and commercial risk. It is used by professionals across 35+ countries to secure supply chains and dismantle illicit networks.