Forward Deployed Engineer
Core
Primary technical bridge between Nelnet's GenAI delivery team and higher education/SLED institutions, scoping solutions on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and translating requirements into delivery backlogs.
Role type
Senior IC Forward Deployed Engineer (GenAI Solutions)
Builds
GenAI/agentic AI solutions for higher education and state/local government institutions
Domain
Higher Education / State, Local, and Education (SLED) / Generative AI
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
GenAI/agentic AI solution scoping, client-facing technical consulting, delivery backlog management, technical compliance assessment, cloud data/compute concepts, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform experience, AWS Bedrock or Azure AI Foundry experience, Higher Education or SLED domain expertise, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification
Technologies
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Foundry
Responsibilities
Lead technical discovery and solution scoping with client stakeholders, build and maintain delivery backlogs, surface technical compliance and data governance risks, advise clients on realistic AI adoption paths, partner with internal engineering teams for delivery
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
