Forward Deployed Engineer | IFS Copperleaf
Core
Forward Deployed Engineer who stands up product on customer data to prove value in deals and rapidly prototypes AI solutions to shape the roadmap.
Role type
Senior IC forward-deployed engineer (AI/ML)
Builds
Production-ready AI prototypes and reusable accelerators for asset-intensive industries
Domain
Asset-intensive industries (utilities, energy, transportation) + AI/ML
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
LLM application development, RAG, prompt engineering, agent orchestration, enterprise system integration, REST/streaming APIs, customer-facing technical discovery
Preferred skills
Angular, Python, SQL, data modeling, production engineering observability, prior customer-facing technical work
Technologies
Angular, Python, SQL, ESRI ArcGIS, IBM Maximo, SAP, Oracle, PowerBI, Claude Code
Responsibilities
Run technical discovery sessions and hold value conversations with stakeholders; prototype AI solutions and productionize them for customer workflows; build reusable accelerators from recurring needs; partner with Product/R&D to feed validated patterns into the roadmap; measure adoption and time-to-value.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
