Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
AI summary of the role
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer leading client-facing AI projects: scoping, designing, and delivering mission-critical AI solutions while advising clients on technical strategy.
What you’ll do
- Lead architecture and design of AI/ML solutions for client requirements, balancing scalability, performance, and maintainability.
- Guide clients on LLM integration, data engineering, infrastructure design, and model operations.
- Own end-to-end solution delivery from prototyping to production deployment and handoff.
- Serve as senior technical point of contact, conducting discovery, shaping roadmaps, and communicating risks to stakeholders.
What you’ll bring
- 5–8+ years software engineering experience with at least 3+ years in AI/ML-focused roles.
- Experience leading technical delivery in client-facing or consulting environments.
- Strong understanding of modern AI architectures: LLM deployment, RAG pipelines, vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS).
- Fluency in Python and experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), containerization, and scalable API design.
Technologies
Python · LangChain · FastAPI · Docker · LLM · RAG · Pinecone · Weaviate · FAISS · AWS · GCP · Azure
Source and classification
Production engineering · Evidence for this classification:
About Us We are a technology services company on the frontier of applied AI. We partner with forward-thinking organizations to build, customize, and deploy high-impact AI solutions—from generative models and intelligent agents to scalable machine learning systems. Our work spans industries and use cases, and we operate as both builders and strategic partners to help our clients unlock the full potential of artificial intelligence. Job Summary We are hiring a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to lead complex, client-facing AI engineering projects. This role blends deep technical expertise with high-level consulting skills: you’ll be responsible for scoping, designing, and delivering mission-critical AI solutions, while guiding clients through technical and strategic decision-making. You’ll act as both a trusted advisor and a hands-on technical leader, embedded directly with
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