Forward Deployed Engineer

TDS Global Solutions•Redwood City, CA

About The Position

We are seeking a highly technical and customer-focused Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to lead implementation and deployment of enterprise Voice AI solutions. The role works directly with enterprise customers to design, build, integrate, and launch production-ready AI solutions in complex customer environments. The position combines full-stack engineering expertise with communication and client-facing skills. It sits at the intersection of engineering, AI, product, and customer delivery, translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions while working with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional experience, ideally in customer-facing engineering, solutions engineering, forward deployed engineering, or similar technical roles.
  • Experience working in customer-facing technical environments, preferably across multiple startup organizations or with meaningful tenure within a large technology company.
  • Strong hands-on development experience with Python and JavaScript.
  • Experience with modern web technologies and frameworks, including React and Node.js.
  • Demonstrated ability to build and deploy integrations between software platforms and enterprise systems.
  • Strong understanding of LLMs, generative AI, conversational AI, prompting, and AI-powered applications.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Comfort operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and taking ownership of projects from initial concept through production.
  • Strong customer-facing presence and ability to build credibility with enterprise technical and business stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience implementing Voice AI or conversational AI solutions within contact center/CX environments.
  • Experience integrating AI solutions with CRM, ERP, scheduling, or other enterprise platforms.
  • Background working directly with enterprise customers on complex technical deployments.
  • Experience partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Customer Success teams.
  • Experience creating reusable solutions or technical frameworks from individual customer implementations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end delivery of enterprise Voice AI and conversational AI implementations, from initial prototyping through production deployment.
  • Design and build full-stack integrations using Python and JavaScript with enterprise systems such as CRMs, ERPs, scheduling platforms, and other customer technology.
  • Serve as a technical expert on Voice AI, LLMs, prompting strategies, and AI agent development.
  • Partner with Sales and customer stakeholders to gather requirements, develop prototypes and demos, and present technical solution designs.
  • Scope technical projects, identify and resolve implementation blockers, manage technical risks, and communicate project status clearly to stakeholders.
  • Develop reusable technical patterns, integrations, tools, and platform components to accelerate future customer deployments.
  • Translate customer and field feedback into actionable recommendations for Product, Engineering, and go-to-market teams.
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