Forward Deployment Engineer

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will turn AI concepts into production software. You will work directly with clients from initial scoping through deployment, combining executive-level advisory skills with hands-on technical leadership. You will identify high-value opportunities, define the solution, lead a lean engineering team, and ensure the system delivers measurable results in production. You will also help shape the practice by documenting reusable approaches and lessons from each engagement. This is a senior, high-autonomy role supporting a small number of strategic accounts. Expect approximately 30–40% travel, particularly during project kickoffs and go-lives. What You’ll Do

• Partner with client executives to identify and define high-value AI opportunities.
• Lead discovery, scoping, and proofs of concept.
• Ensure proposed solutions are technically achievable.
• Own architecture, technical decisions, and production delivery.
• Build across the full stack and model layer, including MCP servers, sub-agents, agent skills, and supporting pipelines.
• Navigate client infrastructure, security requirements, and stakeholder relationships.
• Establish observability and evaluation frameworks that demonstrate results.
• Drive user adoption and manage engagements from executive workshops through hands-on debugging.

What Will Help You Succeed

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including technical leadership.
• Experience owning production systems from initial development through operation.
• A track record of deploying LLM-powered systems, including agents, retrieval, and evaluations.
• Strong Python and TypeScript or JavaScript skills.
• Experience building or maintaining evaluation frameworks.
• Ability to communicate effectively with executives while remaining hands-on in the codebase.
• Comfort working with ambiguity, small teams, and changing client environments.
• Clear communication, sound judgment, integrity, and a collaborative, low-ego approach.