We are looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to work closely with a portfolio of high-growth companies
backed by a leading VC fund. The role sits at the intersection of AI engineering, enterprise architecture and
business problem-solving.
You will work directly with CXOs, functional leaders and business teams to understand high-impact
opportunities and take ownership of architecting and building AI systems end-to-end.
This is not a role for someone who only identifies AI use cases, recommends tools or advises teams. We are
looking for a hands-on builder who can go from a business problem to a production-grade AI system.
What You’ll Do
● Partner directly with CXOs, business leaders and functional heads across portfolio companies to
understand their business, workflows and technology landscape.
● Translate business problems into AI-driven solutions and technical architectures.
● Architect and implement end-to-end enterprise AI systems, including the underlying data, models, agents,
integrations and infrastructure.
● Build and deploy AI products and workflows hands-on rather than limiting yourself to solutioning or advisory.
● Design agentic AI architectures and enterprise-grade systems that can operate reliably in real-world
business environments.
● Own the entire lifecycle of solutions — from initial problem discovery and architecture to development,
deployment and iteration.
● Work across different portfolio companies and business functions, adapting solutions to varied operating
environments and technology stacks.
● Stay extremely current with the rapidly evolving AI ecosystem — including new models, model releases,
agent architectures, tooling, capabilities, limitations and jailbreaks.
● Work closely with engineering and business teams within portfolio companies to ensure solutions are scalable,
reliable and actually adopted.
What We’re Looking For
● Strong background in Data Science, Machine Learning Engineering, AI Engineering or a similar
technical discipline, ideally with subsequent experience in a Forward Deployed / customer-facing
engineering role.
● Deep understanding of AI architecture and enterprise system design, particularly modern agent-based
architectures.
● Proven ability to build AI systems from scratch, rather than simply using existing AI tools within established
workflows.
● Strong hands-on engineering skills and the ability to independently take an idea from problem statement
architecture implementation deployment.
● Ability to understand business operations and translate ambiguous business requirements into technical
solutions.
● Strong communication skills and comfort working directly with CXOs, CFOs, functional heads and senior
business stakeholders.● Curiosity and a strong bias toward experimentation, with the ability to rapidly evaluate and adopt emerging AI
technologies.
