About the role
We are looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to help customers successfully implement AI-powered solutions using OpenAI technologies. In this client-facing role, you will work closely with customers to understand their business challenges, build production-ready AI applications and integrate Large Language Models into existing enterprise systems.
Depending on your experience level (Regular or Senior), you will contribute to solution design, implementation and customer success while collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams.
Responsibilities
Work directly with customers to understand business requirements and identify AI use cases
Design, build and deploy AI-powered applications using OpenAI technologies
Integrate Large Language Models into enterprise systems and business workflows
Develop backend services and APIs to support AI solutions
Build Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions and AI workflows
Integrate AI applications with existing enterprise platforms and data sources
Prototype, validate and optimize AI solutions for production environments
Collaborate with Software Engineers, Data Engineers and Solution Architects
Troubleshoot technical issues and optimize application performance
Contribute to best practices for AI engineering and customer delivery
For Senior-level candidates: lead technical discussions, mentor team members and support solution design
Requirements
Commercial experience in software engineering
Experience building applications using OpenAI APIs or similar Large Language Model platforms
Strong programming skills in Python
Experience developing REST APIs and backend services
Understanding of Generative AI concepts and LLM-based applications
Experience integrating enterprise systems and external APIs
Knowledge of prompt engineering and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Experience with Git and CI/CD
Strong problem-solving and communication skills
Ability to work directly with customers and translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Fluent English - C1
Nice to have
Experience with Azure OpenAI
Experience with LangChain, LangGraph or LlamaIndex
Experience with vector databases
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP)
Knowledge of AI evaluation and observability tools
Experience working in consulting or customer-facing engineering roles