# Principal Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer at CreateFuture

- Company: CreateFuture
- Status: Open
- Workplace: On-site
- Location: United Kingdom
- Level: Principal
- Discipline: Engineering
- Employment: Full-time
- Posted: 2026-10-06
- Skills: Engineering
- Apply: https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/xdesign/jobs/4998352101

## Description

Principal Engineer — Forward Deployed 
 UK-based | Edinburgh or London | Approximately 1 day per week 
 Build the future, in the real world. 
 We’re looking for a Principal Engineer to join us in a Forward Deployed role — working directly with teams to turn emerging technology and platform capabilities into real, production-ready outcomes.
 This isn’t a role where you sit on the sidelines writing recommendations. You’ll get close to the problem, work alongside the people experiencing it, build the solution, and help them become self-sufficient.
 You’ll combine deep engineering expertise with strong consulting skills, curiosity and a practical bias towards delivery.
 What you'll do 
• Work directly with teams to understand the outcomes they need to achieve.
• Identify where technology can create the most leverage and turn ideas into working solutions.
• Build and demonstrate capabilities, often ahead of wider adoption.
• Work alongside technical teams, transferring knowledge so they can continue independently.
• Feed reusable patterns, lessons and platform improvements back into the wider engineering team.
• Act as a trusted technical partner, challenging assumptions and making pragmatic decisions.
• Help teams make effective use of AI and emerging technology without compromising engineering quality.
 What we're looking for 
 We’re looking for a T-shaped Principal Engineer : broad engineering capability across the full stack, with deep expertise in at least one relevant area.
 You’ll bring:
• Strong engineering fundamentals and architectural judgement.
• Experience building 

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