Senior Software Engineer, Applied AI (Forward Deployed)
Senior forward-deployed engineer builds and deploys AI-powered workflows using LLMs and ML frameworks for client operational problems. Requires 7+ years experience in Python, data/ML systems, deployment infrastructure, and client-facing skills; hybrid in NYC area.
What You’ll Do
- Collaborate with delivery leaders to scope technical solutions to operational problems
- Identify workflow optimizations through deep engagement with customer problems and work to build into a stable and scalable solution
- Design and implement AI-powered workflows using LLMs, embedding models, retrieval systems, and automation tools
- Translate messy real-world constraints (e.g., inconsistent data, latency requirements) into elegant engineering solutions
- Iterate quickly based on real-time feedback from operators and clients
- Build reusable tooling and infrastructure that accelerates future deployments
What We Need
- 7+ years of software engineering experience, including significant time spent building data, ML, or backend systems
- Python & ML/LLM Frameworks: Deep proficiency in Python with hands-on experience using Hugging Face, LangChain, OpenAI, Pinecone, and related ecosystems
- Deployment & Infrastructure: Skilled in full-stack and API-based deployment patterns, including Docker, FastAPI, Kubernetes, and cloud environments (GCP, AWS)
- Platform Orchestration: Experienced with workflow orchestration libraries, pub/sub systems (Kafka), and schema governance
- Data Management: Expertise in data governance and operations, including Unity Catalog and policy management, cluster/job orchestration, data contracts and quality enforcement, Delta/ETL pipelines, and replay processes
- Strong product and distributed systems skills — you understand business needs and how to translate them into technical architecture
- Experience building usable systems from messy data and ambiguous requirements
- Excellent communication and client-facing skills; you’ve led conversations with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike
- Proven experience owning projects from scoping through deployment in ambiguous, high-stakes environments
- Be willing to be on-call for our customers when situations arise
- Strong engineering background demonstrated by a Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science and related fields OR equivalent professional experience
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