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Forward Deployed Engineer

New Zealand💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-06 → 2026-09-07

Core

Senior technical practitioner embedding directly into client accounts to build production-grade AI solutions and reset delivery expectations.

Role type

Senior IC Forward Deployed Engineer (AI-first delivery)

Builds

Production-grade AI solutions, prototypes, and enterprise AI applications

Domain

Enterprise AI, Cloud Infrastructure, Client Delivery

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Python, TypeScript, Cloud Infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP), LLMs, AI Agent Frameworks, Data Engineering, RAG, Vector Databases, Semantic Search, Workflow Orchestration

Preferred skills

Regulated industry experience, Legacy system integration, Consulting background, Zero-to-production track record, Multi-cloud architecture

Technologies

LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, AutoGen, AWS Agentcore, Google ADK, Microsoft Agent Framework, Pinecone, pgvector, Weaviate, Qdrant, Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Azure OpenAI, Vertex AI, Palantir Foundry, Salesforce Einstein, ServiceNow AI, SAP AI Core, Databricks, Snowflake, FastAPI

Responsibilities

Embed as primary technical owner from discovery to production deployment, Translate ambiguous business problems into sprint-ready technical plans, Build and iterate working prototypes rapidly, Deploy production-grade AI solutions integrating with legacy systems and regulated data, Provide technical leadership on architecture and design decisions, Mentor engineers and codify delivery patterns

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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