Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - NYC
Core
Lead end-to-end deployments of frontier AI models in production for strategic customers, bridging research breakthroughs with customer delivery.
Role type
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
Builds
Full-stack production systems integrating LLMs and generative models for customer workflows
Domain
Generative AI / Large Language Models (LLMs) / Customer Delivery
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Python, JavaScript, system design, LLM/generative model deployment, full-stack development, technical scoping, production rollout, trade-off analysis, code contribution, tooling/playbook creation
Preferred skills
Customer-facing engineering experience, fast-paced/ambiguous environment delivery, risk management, high-stakes decision making
Technologies
Python, JavaScript, LLM frameworks, generative model stacks
Responsibilities
Own technical delivery from prototype to stable production; build full-stack systems for customer value; embed with customer teams to guide adoption; scope work and sequence delivery; make trade-offs between scope, speed, and quality; contribute directly to code; codify working patterns into tools; share field feedback to improve models
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with customer-facing deployment focus