Forward Deployed Engineer
Core
Embed with enterprise retail customers to design, build, and deploy agentic AI solutions tailored to their specific infrastructure and workflows.
Role type
Senior IC forward-deployed AI solutions engineer
Builds
Custom AI and agentic solutions integrated into enterprise retail ecosystems
Domain
Enterprise retail, e-commerce, and supply chain systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
LLM APIs, function calling, tool use, agent frameworks, RAG pipelines, Python, enterprise data integration, undocumented API navigation, legacy system integration, retail/e-commerce system fundamentals
Preferred skills
Forward deployed/embedded engineering experience, startup/early-stage background, enterprise software implementation, solutions engineering
Technologies
LLM APIs, agent frameworks, RAG pipelines, Python
Responsibilities
Embed with enterprise customers to understand technical environments and business workflows; Design, build, and deploy AI solutions compatible with existing customer infrastructure; Extend and adapt Instacart's core AI capabilities for non-standard systems; Collaborate with R&D to flag platform gaps and propose changes; Serve as the primary technical point of contact for customers during implementation engagements
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
