Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Core
Technical lead for customer engagements guiding enterprise customers from discovery through production deployment of AI infrastructure solutions.
Role type
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Enterprise AI Infrastructure)
Builds
Proofs of value, reference architectures, and production deployments for enterprise clients
Domain
Enterprise AI infrastructure, data architecture, and regulated environments (via careerplan.io/jobs/0669cfe9-ecee-4451-9476-e6ca0b2e1bd7-senior-forward-deployed-engineer-at-clera)
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Enterprise data architecture, data governance, ETL/ELT pipelines, LLM and agentic systems, Python, SQL, technical discovery, stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Knowledge graphs, semantic layers, ontologies, entity resolution, regulated/air-gapped environments
Responsibilities
Lead customer discovery to understand data architecture and business needs; Scope and deliver proofs of value; Run product demonstrations and lead architecture discussions; Develop reusable discovery frameworks and reference architectures; Translate customer edge cases into feedback for product teams; Partner with ML and infrastructure teams for deployments; Navigate security reviews and procurement processes
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
