Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Agents)
Arcadia · ·
About the Role
About the Role As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will be at the forefront of customer engagements, leading the deployment and implementation of AI agents and intelligent workflows within strategic customer environments. You'll partner directly with engineering teams, technical leaders, and business stakeholders to understand their workflows, design AI-powered solutions, and ensure successful adoption across their organization. You'll serve as a trusted technical advisor, helping customers translate AI capabilities into measurable business outcomes . This role combines software engineering, AI systems design, solution architecture, customer engagement, and product strategy. You'll help customers solve complex operational challenges while influencing the evolution of the platform through real-world customer feedbac k. What You'll DoLead deployments of AI agents and enterprise AI solutions for custome rs.Design and implement AI-powered workflows that integrate with customer systems, data, and business process es.Work directly with customer engineering teams to deploy LLM-powered applications, agentic workflows, and AI automation solutio ns.Serve as a trusted technical advisor throughout customer onboarding, implementation, and expansi on.Diagnose and solve complex technical challenges across enterprise AI environmen ts.Manage multiple customer implementations and technical workstreams simultaneous ly.Translate customer needs into product improvements, platform capabilities, and AI workflow enhancemen ts.Collaborate closely with engineering, product, research, and go-to-market teams to improve customer outcom es.Help shape the future direction of the platform through firsthand exposure to customer challenges and emerging AI use cas es. What We're Looking For1–2+ years of experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineer, Client-Facing Software Engineer, or similar technical customer-facing r ole.Strong software engineering fundamentals with experience building backend systems, integrations, or AI-powered applicati ons.Familiarity with LLMs, AI agents, retrieval systems, orchestration frameworks, or modern AI application architectu res.Experience deploying software or AI solutions into customer or production environme nts.Comfortable working directly with customers to understand technical requirements, solve implementation challenges, and drive successful outco mes.Strong understanding of APIs, cloud infrastructure, and modern software development practi ces.Exceptional customer empathy and ability to connect technical solutions to business objecti ves.Strong ownership mentality with the ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving environme nts.Excellent communication skills and the ability to build credibility with technical stakehold ers.Passion for AI and eagerness to learn new technologies quic kly. Nice to HaveExperience building production AI applications using platforms such as OpenAI, Anthropic, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, or similar framew orks.Experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector databases, knowledge systems, or agent orchestra tion.Experience integrating AI into enterprise software, internal tools, or business workf lows.Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and modern software development pract ices.Experience working in startup or high-growth environm ents. Working Envir onmentDistributed team spanning multiple time zones with a strong emphasis on asynchronous collabor ation.Small, highly collaborative team with significant ownership and aut onomy.Fast-paced environment focused on building category-defining AI products and delivering transformative customer out comes.Opportunity to work directly with customers ranging from startups to Fortune 500 enterp rises.Hybrid work environment with regular in-person collabor ation. Compensation & B enefitsCompetitive salary and equity p ackage.Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision co verage.Retirement savings p rogram.Flexible paid ti me off.Regular team offsites and company gath erings.Opportunity to work alongside an ambitious, collaborative, and high-performin g team. Show more Show less
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