Forward Deployed Engineer | IFS Copperleaf
Core
Forward Deployed Engineer who stands up AI-powered decision analytics on customer data to prove value in sales deals and prototype new solutions.
Role type
Senior IC solutions engineer (AI/ML)
Builds
Near-production AI prototypes and productionized solutions for asset-intensive organizations
Domain
Asset-intensive industries (utilities, energy, transportation) + AI/ML
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
LLM application development, RAG, prompt engineering, agent orchestration, enterprise system integration, REST/streaming APIs, customer-facing technical discovery, solution architecture, productionization, reusable accelerator development
Preferred skills
Angular, Python, SQL, data modeling, observability, performance engineering, startup experience, prior customer-facing technical work
Technologies
LLMs, RAG, Claude Code, ESRI ArcGIS, IBM Maximo, SAP, Oracle ERP, PowerBI
Responsibilities
Run technical discovery sessions and hold value conversations with stakeholders, prototype AI solutions inside deal timelines, deploy and evaluate solutions with customer data, partner with Product to turn validated patterns into roadmap investments, build reusable accelerators for the team
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
