Forward Deployed Engineer

Seekr • Austin, TX

8d • $170,000 - $225,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) work alongside our clients, embedding with their teams to tackle their hardest technical and operational problems. You won’t just design solutions — you’ll deploy AI systems in production, applying large language models, fine-tuning, and agentic workflows to unlock real business value. With SeekrFlow, our platform for trustworthy, document-grounded, agentic AI, you’ll transform how organizations leverage their data — building solutions that are explainable, scalable, and production-ready. As an FDE, you’ll be on the front lines of AI adoption, shaping how enterprises bring advanced AI into their most critical missions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Data Science (advanced degree a plus).
• 6+ years of professional experience in software engineering, data engineering, or applied ML, with a track record of building and deploying production systems.
• Hands-on expertise with AI/ML and LLM frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, Hugging Face, LangChain, vLLM), including model fine-tuning and agent deployment.
• Proven experience designing, deploying, and maintaining production-grade systems that meet enterprise security, compliance, and performance standards.
• Strong background in on-premise, private cloud, and multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), including experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar), with the ability to learn and adapt quickly.
• Ability to work directly with client stakeholders — technical teams, business leaders, and end users — to translate needs into deployed solutions.
• Willingness to travel 25–75%, depending on client and team needs.

Nice To Haves

• Familiar with common graph databases and graph languages (e.g., Neo4j, AGE, SPARQL, Cypher)
• Familiar with front end frameworks (e.g., React) and capable of building insightful and engaging application front ends
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control (GitHub/GitLab), and infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.).
• Familiarity with vector databases, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architectures, and enterprise data integration patterns.
• Exposure to monitoring, logging, and observability frameworks for deployed AI/ML systems.
• Background in responsible AI practices and familiarity with Trustworthy AI principles.
• Experience building custom client-facing applications or agentic workflows from prototype to scalable deployment.
• Strong communication skills — ability to present complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Operationalizing AI PoCs by transforming demos and prototypes into robust, production-grade AI systems.
• Designing and deploying data pipelines and retrieval frameworks that prepare enterprise data for LLM training, fine-tuning, and RAG-based applications.
• Fine-tuning, evaluating, and deploying large language models and agentic workflows, ensuring outputs remain grounded, explainable, and compliant.
• Integrating SeekrFlow AI agents with customer environments, containerizing and orchestrating them across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem deployments (AWS, Azure, GCP, private cloud).
• Embedding with client engineering teams to debug model behavior, optimize inference performance, and implement monitoring/guardrails for safe operation.
• Codifying best practices into reusable playbooks, evaluation frameworks, and deployment accelerators that scale AI adoption across industries.

Benefits

• Equity Ownership – RSUs that let you share directly in Seekr’s long‑term success and growth.
• Unlimited PTO plus 14 paid company holidays to truly recharge.
• Competitive Total Rewards – A role‑appropriate compensation structure that supports long‑term growth, including base salary, bonuses, or commission plans depending on role.
• 401(k) with Company Match – Build your future with a retirement plan that includes employer matching.
• Comprehensive Health & Wellness – Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage starting day one—for you and your family.
• Parental Leave – Paid parental leave to support employees as they welcome a new child through birth, adoption, or foster placement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior