CareerPlan

Forward Deployed Engineer - AI/ML Platforms

San FranciscoFull-time2026-07-02 → 2026-11-11

Core

Partner with enterprise AI organizations to design, deploy, and operate production-grade distributed AI workloads on Ray and cloud infrastructure.

Role type

Forward Deployed Engineer (AI/ML Platforms)

Builds

Scalable AI platforms and distributed AI applications for enterprise customers

Domain

Cloud Infrastructure, Distributed Systems, Machine Learning Operations

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Kubernetes, Cloud Infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP), Infrastructure as Code, Python/Go/Java, Distributed Systems, Customer Engagement, Technical Architecture, Automation/Tooling

Preferred skills

Ray, Spark, Dask, Enterprise Consulting Experience

Technologies

Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, GitOps, AWS, Azure, GCP, Ray, Spark, Dask

Responsibilities

Design and implement production-grade AI platform architectures on Kubernetes and public cloud infrastructure; Partner with customer teams to deploy, operate, and optimize distributed AI workloads; Lead implementation engagements covering installation, networking, security, and scaling; Troubleshoot complex distributed systems issues; Develop automation, tooling, and infrastructure-as-code; Collaborate with Product and Engineering to shape future platform capabilities; Share best practices through documentation and workshops.

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC with customer-facing responsibilities