Contract Forward Deployed Engineer - AI POC Lead (Remote)

Hedgehog Lab, a UK digital product consultancy, is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer (Contract) to lead the earliest stage of a client engagement. You’ll be the first engineer in, before there’s a delivery team or a plan, shaping the solution and getting buy-in from the client.

The role is hands-on with significant client contact, allowing you to define architecture, build proofs of concept, and establish an engineering pipeline for AI-enabled delivery.