Forward Deployed Engineer
Core
A client-facing engineer who enables enterprise teams to build and deploy production-grade applications on Akka's agentic platform through technical training, architectural guidance, and hands-on mentorship.
Role type
Senior IC Forward Deployed Engineer (Client Enablement & Systems Engineering)
Builds
Production-ready agentic applications using multi-agent LLM interactions, context engineering, and dynamic orchestration for enterprise customers.
Domain
Enterprise AI / Agentic Systems / Distributed Computing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Multi-agent LLM architecture, context engineering, semantic data management, dynamic orchestration, AI safety guardrails, distributed systems design, functional programming, JVM proficiency, Kubernetes, VeloceDB framework
Preferred skills
Technical enablement background, public speaking, rapid prototyping in new stacks, Akka framework expertise, AI test suite construction
Technologies
Akka, LLMs, Kubernetes, VeloceDB, Java, JVM languages
Responsibilities
Design and deliver technical workshops and architectural deep-dives for customer teams; Pair with customer developers on complex production logic and build proofs of concept; Guide customers in architecting logic systems using multi-agent LLM interactions; Advise on environment setup, container orchestration, and SRE best practices for production stability; Serve as a bridge between customers and internal Product/Engineering teams to influence roadmap based on real-world friction points.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with client-facing mandate
