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Forward Deployed Engineer

Chicago, Illinois, United States💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-01 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design and implement scalable technical integrations and production-ready AI workflows for enterprise clients, transitioning proof-of-concept systems to reliable deployment.

Role type

Senior IC Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Systems)

Builds

Scalable agentic AI & human-in-the-loop workflows, APIs, connectors, and data pipelines for enterprise clients

Domain

AI/ML infrastructure, MLOps, and enterprise software integration

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Python, Go, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure), API development, distributed systems, AI/ML lifecycle management, system architecture

Preferred skills

Pre-sales validation, technical discovery leadership, roadmap prioritization based on field evidence

Technologies

Python, Go, AWS, GCP, Azure, Claude

Responsibilities

Design integrations between client systems and the platform, architect scalable AI workflows, build APIs and automation scripts, debug integration issues, lead technical discovery sessions, act as trusted advisor to enterprise engineering teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with client-facing responsibilities

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