Forward Deployed Engineer Agentic AI & Data
Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
Role: Forward Deployed Engineer - Agentic AI & Data (Senior Engineer)
Location: Any US Location - must be willing to travel to client sites as needed
The Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) is a hands-on client-facing role responsible for designing building and deploying AI solutions directly within customer environments.
Youll work closely with clients to:
Translate business problems into working AI systems
Build Agentic AI RAG and LLM-based solutions
Move rapidly from prototype production
This role requires strong engineering depth real-time problem solving ability to operate in ambiguity.
What Youll Do
Build & deploy AI systems (LLMs RAG agents) in real client setups
Develop agentic workflows (tools APIs multi-agent logic)
Integrate with enterprise systems (CRM ERP APIs data platforms)
Debug & troubleshoot live issues (hallucination latency failures)
Optimize performance & cost (caching model routing batching)
Add guardrails (prompt safety validation privacy controls)
Work directly with clients in fast iterative delivery cycles
Qualifications:
Strong Python API development (FastAPI/Flask)
Experience in working with one or more Agentic AI such LangChain / LlamaIndex / AutoGen / similar
Exposure to one or more Gen AI Platforms: Anthropic Google or Open AI including hands on experience with one of the following key platforms/products; Claude API Claude for Enterprise Claude Code Gemini API Vertex AI Agent Builder Google Workspace integration Assistants API Responses API OpenAI Agents SDK.
Exposure to RAG MCP servers tool-use APIs
Work directly with customers Explain solutions clearly and handle ambiguous requirements
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
About Company
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