Forward Deployed Engineer (Junior FDE)

Wipro•Seattle, WA

12h

About The Position

As a Junior Forward Deployed Engineer, you will work at the intersection of customer strategy, product, AI architecture, data and engineering. You will identify high-value business problems, shape practical AI-enabled solutions, and work with experienced FDEs, platform teams and engineers to configure, integrate, test and deploy AI-native products in customer environments across the United States or United Kingdom. The role is suited to someone with a builder mindset, strong communication skills and a passion for AI who enjoys solving ambiguous business problems, connecting business and technical teams, learning continuously, and supporting solutions through production adoption and measurable value. The position is based in Seattle, Washington. The expected compensation ranges from $60,000 to $148,500, with final compensation depending on factors such as geographic location, minimum wage obligations, skills and relevant experience. The role is eligible for Wipro’s standard benefits, including medical and dental benefit options, disability insurance, paid time off (inclusive of sick leave), and other paid and unpaid leave options. Employment in some roles may be conditioned on a post-offer drug screening, subject to applicable state law.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, AI or a closely related technical discipline.
3+ years of relevant experience in product engineering, technology consulting, AI/data solutions, digital products or enterprise technology.
Mandatory skill: Croamis.
AI-native product development experience involving GenAI, LLMs, RAG, agentic systems, intelligent workflows or production AI applications.
Hands-on exposure to Python, SQL, APIs, cloud platforms, workflow automation, data pipelines, evaluation or observability.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage business, technical and executive stakeholders.
Industry or domain knowledge and understanding of business processes, KPIs and operating constraints.
Strong understanding of AI architecture, software/data engineering, APIs, cloud and the AI solution lifecycle.
Strong academic record from leading or Ivy League colleges.
Builder mindset, structured problem solving, high ownership and ability to solve business problems using technology.
Experience taking solutions from discovery and prototype through production deployment, adoption and measurable outcomes.
Passion for AI technology and its possibilities, with a quick and continuous learning orientation.
Experience in a startup, product company or zero-to-one product-building environment.

Nice To Haves

Business, management or related postgraduate degree following the technical degree.

Responsibilities

Participate in customer discovery to understand users, workflows, pain points, data, systems, constraints and desired business outcomes.
Translate business problems into hypotheses, measurable success criteria, solution options and the smallest credible production-oriented solution slice.
Apply knowledge of AI architecture and engineering to support solution design, platform selection, integration, testing, evaluation and deployment readiness.
Work with senior FDEs, product managers, architects and engineers to configure, customize and integrate Wipro AI-native platforms, agents and reusable accelerators.
Contribute hands-on to prototyping, data analysis, workflow design, prompt and context design, documentation, demonstrations and user-feedback cycles.
Help ensure solutions are responsible, secure, reliable, observable and cost-aware, with appropriate human oversight, controls and fallback paths.
Drive work forward with urgency and ownership, proactively resolve issues and operate effectively in fast-moving customer and product environments.
Support customer adoption through enablement, workflow improvement and tracking of usage, quality and business-value evidence.