Forward Deployed Engineer
Core
Embed directly with customers in physical world industries (manufacturing, energy, aerospace, construction) to identify AI/software opportunities and build production-grade features and integrations on-site.
Role type
Senior hands-on IC Full-Stack Engineer (AI-native)
Builds
Production AI features, event-driven services, and API integrations connecting workforce, project, scheduling, and financial data.
Domain
Enterprise software, AI/LLM integration, Cloud-native infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Production system design and operation, Modern general-purpose languages (Python), Cloud-native services (Azure/AKS), LLM integration and reliability, Agentic systems and orchestration, Retrieval and RAG systems, Enterprise API integration, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Kubernetes), Event-driven architectures
Preferred skills
ERP/Enterprise software experience, Project or asset-heavy industry domain knowledge, Consulting or solution engineering background, Globally distributed team collaboration
Technologies
Python, Azure (AKS, Blob Storage, Key Vault), Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, Terraform, Docker, Vector stores, MCP
Responsibilities
Embed with customers to understand operational constraints and data; Lead technical discovery to separate real bottlenecks from symptoms; Design and ship full-lifecycle front-end and back-end features; Integrate AI/LLM models into real workflows; Build or extend APIs and event-driven services; Manage production reliability, monitoring, and feedback loops; Decide on feature viability and communicate trade-offs to stakeholders.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC