Forward AI Deployment Engineer (FDE)
Core
Embed with client operational teams to identify workflow inefficiencies and redesign end-to-end decision flows and handoffs to integrate AI into production operations.
Role type
Senior IC Forward AI Deployment Engineer (Client-side transformation)
Builds
Production-ready agentic systems, RAG pipelines, and custom data pipelines that enable workflow redesign
Domain
Enterprise operations, AI integration, workflow automation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
LLM/RAG architecture, agentic systems design, cloud platform engineering, data pipeline construction, workflow analysis, stakeholder alignment, technical prototyping, feedback loop implementation
Preferred skills
Experience in real operating environments (not labs), undocumented logic mapping, automation boundary judgment
Technologies
LLMs, RAG, agentic systems, cloud platforms, data pipelines
Responsibilities
Embed with client teams to diagnose workflow bottlenecks, redesign decision flows and handoffs, prototype and build production automation, manage stakeholder alignment, build client team capacity, establish telemetry and evaluation pipelines
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
