You will be the technical engine making AI agents functional in the real world for major financial institutions. By embedding directly with clients like Metro Bank, you will build critical integrations and data pipelines, bridging the gap between cutting-edge agentic workflows and legacy banking infrastructure to automate complex, manual processes.
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London, United Kingdom£70k-£90k + Equity
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer at $6.5M Seed-stage AI fintech backed by Salesforce Ventures
Join a high-growth London fintech as a Founding Forward Deployed Engineer and reshape the $36 trillion financial services industry. Backed by Salesforce Ventures and led by a founding team that scaled Mambu to a €4.7bn valuation, this startup is already deploying Agentic AI at major institutions like Metro Bank. You'll work at the intersection of cutting-edge AI and enterprise banking, building the critical integrations that automate complex manual workflows. With significant equity on the table and a direct path to impact, this is a career-defining role for a Python expert who loves solving real-world customer problems.
Overview
Role overview
Company
Covecta
15-30 employees
$6.5M Seed-stage Agentic AI startup backed by Salesforce Ventures
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Design and build the "glue code" and Python-based data pipelines required to connect AI Agents to critical external and internal banking systems.
- Manage technical relationships with bank IT leads and Security Architects to unblock deployments and ensure long-term platform trust.
- Act as a vital feedback loop between client sites and the core engineering team to identify performance bottlenecks and influence the product roadmap.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- At least 5 years of professional experience in Forward Deployed Engineering or similar customer-facing technical roles, with mastery of Python.
- Proven track record of designing and consuming complex RESTful or GraphQL APIs within enterprise-level architectures.
- Thrives in high-pace, high-ownership startup environments and is comfortable working 3 days a week in a London-based office.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Join a high-pedigree founding team led by the former VP EMEA of Mambu (who scaled revenue from €30M to €130M) and leadership from McKinsey and Accenture.
- Ship production code for a platform already winning enterprise clients like Metro Bank across the UK and US within its first year of operation.
- Gain significant equity (up to 0.6%) in a venture tackling a $36 trillion industry with the backing of Salesforce Ventures.
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