Founding Forward Deployed Engineer
About The Position
Join an early-stage applied AI team building and deploying software for businesses in the financial services sector. The Founding Forward Deployed Engineer will own customer deployments end to end and help shape how the team develops reusable AI solutions across industry-specific software. The role involves leading customer discovery, translating business problems into product specifications and working AI solutions, managing deployments through adoption and ongoing maintenance, and developing shared data models and workflows that can become repeatable, productized solutions. The role also works with company leadership to define and execute the applied AI strategy and helps establish and grow the forward deployed engineering function. The position is based on-site in Chicago, Illinois, with regular travel to customer locations and approximately 50% travel, including extended on-site customer deployments. Candidates based in or willing to relocate to New York may also be considered. The role is based in the office five days per week. Base salary is $200,000 to $250,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Requirements
- Typically 4 to 6 years of experience in forward deployed engineering or another technical, customer-facing role delivering software or AI solutions for enterprise B2B clients.
- Experience owning technical deployments end to end, from initial development through customer adoption and post-deployment support.
- Strong enterprise software and B2B experience, with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
- Full-stack engineering skills across system architecture, data pipelines, and LLM application patterns, with familiarity in AI and machine learning.
- A degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent technical experience.
- Comfort with approximately 50% travel and extended on-site customer deployments.
Responsibilities
- Lead customer discovery and translate business problems into product specifications and working AI solutions.
- Own deployment lifecycles from initial build through customer adoption and ongoing maintenance, including on-site engagement with senior customer stakeholders.
- Develop shared data models and workflows that can be adapted into repeatable, productized solutions.
- Work with company leadership to define and execute the applied AI strategy.
- Help establish and grow the forward deployed engineering function.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
