Forward Deployed Engineer, Perplexity Computer
Core
Embed with Fortune 500 and enterprise customers to scope, prototype, and ship working AI agent workflows that automate complex multi-step enterprise tasks.
Role type
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (AI/LLM implementation)
Builds
Production-ready AI agent workflows, connectors, and reusable templates for enterprise automation
Domain
Enterprise AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Agent-based automation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Customer-embedded technical consulting, AI-native LLM/agent usage, project scoping and execution, executive communication, ambiguity navigation
Preferred skills
Sales engineering leadership, regulated enterprise deployment, startup ownership experience
Technologies
Frontier LLMs, agents, coding assistants, RAG systems
Responsibilities
Design and build customer-specific AI workflows hands-on, manage executive stakeholder expectations, de-risk deployments end-to-end, create reusable implementation assets, partner with sales on pre-validation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with program management scope