Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Core
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer owning full client accounts from discovery to close, delivering production-grade AI agents, data products, and workforce automation solutions.
Role type
Senior IC Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Services)
Builds
Production-grade AI agents, LLM-native applications, data products, and enterprise workflow automations
Domain
Artificial Intelligence (Generative/Agentic AI), Cloud Services (AWS), Enterprise Business Transformation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | client delivery
Required skills
Solo account ownership, LLM application development, Cloud-native architecture (AWS), Backend systems at scale, Enterprise business automation, Technical decision-making, Scope management, High-ambiguity tolerance
Preferred skills
RAG pipelines, Agents, Fine-tuned models, Claude/AWS Bedrock proficiency, Consulting/Systems Integrator background, SOW-based delivery, AWS Solutions Architect/DevOps certifications, Management consulting background, Non-technical audience enablement, Low-code tools (Zapier/Power Automate)
Technologies
AWS, Anthropic Claude, Bedrock, RAG, Agents, Zapier, Power Automate, Airtable, Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow
Responsibilities
Own full client relationship lifecycle (discovery to close), Make architecture and build decisions, Run discovery and stakeholder interviews independently, Manage scope creep and risks, Identify expansion opportunities, Transfer lasting capability via documented software/automations, Contribute IP (patterns/templates) back to the practice
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with full account autonomy