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Forward Deployed Engineer, Gen AI

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senior full-time India

First indexed 10 Sept 2026

Description

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of providing critical data infrastructure that powers the most advanced AI models, directly influencing how humanity interacts with AI.

You'll work with the world's leading AI companies and government agencies to solve their most complex AI data-related problems.

Responsibilities:

  • Drive Impact: Directly contribute to the advancement of AI by delivering critical data solutions for leading AI innovators and government agencies.
  • Customer Collaboration: Interact daily with technical customers, understanding their unique challenges and translating them into impactful solutions.
  • End-to-End Development: Design, build, and deploy features across the entire stack, from front-end interfaces to back-end systems and infrastructure.
  • Rapid Experimentation: Deliver high-quality experiments quickly, iterating quickly to meet customer needs and drive innovation.
  • Strategic Influence: Play a key role in shaping our engineering culture, values, and processes, contributing to the growth of our team and the evolution of our product.
  • Diverse Projects: Engage in a dynamic mix of designing and deploying cutting-edge data solutions, collaborating with leading AI researchers, and directly influencing the product roadmap.
  • Leadership Growth: This role offers a unique opportunity to lead critical projects, shape our engineering culture, and accelerate your career growth in the rapidly evolving field of Generative AI.

Requirements:

  • At least 4 years of relevant experience is preferred
  • Proven track record of shipping high-quality products and features at scale.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a collaborative team.
  • Desire to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • Ability to turn business and product ideas into engineering solutions.
  • Strong coding abilities and the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Ability to adapt quickly to the ever-changing world of generative AI.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with large-scale data processing and distributed systems.
  • Familiarity with machine learning and AI concepts.
  • Experience working directly with enterprise customers.
  • Experience with cloud-based infrastructure.
This listing is enriched and indexed by YubHub. To apply, use the employer's original posting: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/scaleai/jobs/4549048005