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Forward deployed engineer - M&A group

Itasca, Illinois, usFull-time$130k2026-11-09 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Build and run AI applications for the IFS M&A Group, delivering production AI solutions to acquired companies by connecting AI platforms to existing enterprise systems.

Role type

Senior IC AI/Software Engineer (M&A)

Builds

Production AI features, agentic systems, and integrations connecting AI platforms to enterprise applications (Salesforce, HubSpot, NetSuite, Databricks).

Domain

Enterprise Software / Mergers & Acquisitions / AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

AI/software engineering, LLM application development (tool use, retrieval, prompt design), API integrations, Python backend (FastAPI), React/TypeScript, SQL, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, Cloud (Azure preferred)

Preferred skills

Forward-deployed/embedded engineering experience, RevOps/FP&A/Sales Ops familiarity, Agent experience (Model Context Protocol), Azure (Container Apps, Entra, Key Vault, Terraform, Azure DevOps), French or Dutch

Technologies

FastAPI, React, TypeScript, SQL, Azure, Terraform, Azure DevOps, Model Context Protocol

Responsibilities

Deliver AI projects from discovery to production; prototype and validate AI use cases; build integrations between AI platforms and enterprise systems; ship AI features with user-specific scoping; run production jobs, backups, and monitoring; train users and measure adoption results; recommend models within approved standards.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC