Senior Forward-Deployed AI Engineer (Build & Deploy Lead)
Core
Senior technical lead embedded in portfolio companies to architect and ship production AI systems that solve specific business problems.
Role type
Senior Forward-Deployed AI Engineer (Build & Deploy Lead)
Builds
Production-grade AI systems, reusable patterns, templates, and evaluation frameworks for the firm's platform.
Domain
AI engineering, venture building, private equity operations, consulting.
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
AI system architecture, model/provider selection, retrieval and grounding strategy, guardrail design, software engineering fundamentals, API integrations, data contracts, auth/permissions, production-scale reliability, technical discovery, ambiguity management, mentoring.
Preferred skills
Forward-deployed engineering experience, private equity operating environment exposure, enterprise systems integration (CRM, ERP, ITSM, HRIS), technical leadership.
Technologies
AI frameworks, LLM providers, enterprise systems (CRM, ERP, ITSM, HRIS).
Responsibilities
Lead technical discovery with business stakeholders to scope engineering problems; architect and build production-grade AI systems; make build-vs-buy and custom-vs-platform decisions; own reliability end-to-end; review and unblock architectural decisions for less senior engineers; present technical tradeoffs to client leadership; translate domain knowledge into product requirements.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities.
