Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Seekr•Austin, TX

52d•Remote

About The Position

Seekr Technologies Forward Deployed Engineering Role 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

Working with a smart and talented team to solve the big misinformation problems in news we currently face
Exciting and cutting-edge technologies at scale
100% remote position - work from where you like
Highly competitive salary
Company investment in training, certifications, and your professional development
Company Bonus Plan
Employee Equity Program
401k Retirement plan with matching
Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance for you and your family
Life Insurance / Disability
Unlimited PTO
13 Paid Holidays
Employee Assistance Program