Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Agent Engineer
About The Position
This is a moment of change — and tremendous potential. Do you want to be part of shaping what’s next in human-AI collaboration? Sema4.ai enables the enterprise to build, run, and manage intelligent AI agents that transform how people work. As Generative AI shakes up every industry, enterprises are looking for ways to unleash stunning productivity gains; deliver efficiencies with profound effects on the bottom line; accelerate innovation pipelines; and disrupt new markets. What you can expect from us: Unleash stunning productivity gains Deliver efficiencies with profound effects on the bottom line Accelerate your career growth by working with leading-edge technology, pioneering customers, and world-class colleagues Recently named to Business Insider’s list of the most promising startups of 2024, Sema4.ai is funded by tier 1 venture capital firms–the ones who backed household names like Uber, Snapchat, Instagram, and Zendesk. Our founders are innovators in open source, big data, and automation-as-code. As previous leaders of the Enterprise Hadoop offering at Hortonworks and Cloudera, the Sema4.ai team has already managed a quarter of the world’s data with deployments in 90+ countries. The Opportunity At Sema4.ai, we're building an Enterprise AI Agent platform that reinvents how knowledge work happens—how people and AI agents collaborate to get work done better and faster. You'll be the hands-on leader responsible for building the core of our product: the Agent. We're hiring a Technical Lead who is deeply technical and can architect cutting-edge AI systems while remaining hands-on with implementation. You'll guide the technical direction of our platform while mentoring senior engineers and driving engineering excellence across the team. Who You Are We're seeking a dynamic Forward Deployed Engineer who thrives in fast-paced customer environments and brings deep technical expertise in AI agents. You'll work directly with enterprise clients to design, build, and deploy custom AI agent solutions while serving as the technical bridge between customers and our engineering team. You bring a "big motor"—the drive and energy to be first in the office, last to leave, and passionate about making customers successful.
Requirements
- 3-4+ years of experience ideally in a consulting firm, systems integration role, or similar customer-facing technical position
- Proven track record of working with multiple enterprise customers and delivering successful technical implementations
- Experience deploying production software solutions in enterprise environments
- Strong understanding of AI agents, LLMs, LangChain, CrewAI, n8n, RAG architectures, and agentic application patterns
- Ability to build and deploy Python applications quickly (sub-15 minutes for simple apps)
- Excellent working knowledge of VSCode and/or Cursor
- Strong working knowledge of AWS services and deployment
- SQL expertise and experience with database integration and troubleshooting
- Experience with API integrations and software development principles
- Understanding of natural language processing (NLP), machine learning (ML), and automation concepts
Nice To Haves
- Experience with conversational AI platforms and business workflow automation
- Background in Technical Account Management or Forward Deployed Engineering roles
- Familiarity with the broader AI ecosystem and latest developments in agentic AI
Responsibilities
- Deploy Production Agents
- Understanding the Customer Requirements and ideal target pieces for an Agent
- Define the success criteria for the AI agent
- Build and deploy production-ready AI agents that solve real business problems for enterprise customers
- Lead proof of concept (POC) development and transition agents from pilot to production
- Architect and implement custom AI agent solutions tailored to specific customer workflows and requirements
- Provide hands-on technical implementation support, including Python development, SQL database work, and AWS infrastructure
- Develop example agents that demonstrate platform capabilities and best practices
- Troubleshoot complex technical issues across the AI agent stack, from integration challenges to performance optimization
- Create and maintain technical documentation, including solution designs, integration guides, and deployment runbooks
- Act as the Technical Account Manager (TAM) for assigned customers, ensuring ongoing success and value realization
- Build deep relationships with customer technical teams and key stakeholders
- Collaborate closely with Sema4.ai's engineering team to provide customer feedback and drive product improvements
- Conduct technical workshops and training sessions to enable customer teams
- Serve as a subject matter expert on Sema4.ai's AI agent platform and emerging AI technologies
- Understand customer business challenges and translate them into technical agent solutions
- Deliver compelling technical demonstrations showcasing the platform's capabilities
- Provide technical guidance on integration with existing enterprise systems
Benefits
- Accelerate your career growth by working with leading-edge technology, pioneering customers, and world-class colleagues
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
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