Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Retail & CPG) | US, Remote
About Our Client Our Client is building AI agents that automate and improve complex business workflows across enterprise organizations. As the company expands into the United States, they are seeking a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to work directly with customers, deploy AI-powered solutions, improve operational processes, and drive measurable business outcomes. This is a highly strategic hire and one of the company's top priorities as they establish their US presence.
- Location: United States (Remote)
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Compensation: $100,000 – $200,000 + Equity
- Seniority: Mid-Senior Level
Key Responsibilities
- Partner directly with customers from implementation through expansion
- Analyze and map operational workflows
- Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement
- Redesign inefficient processes before automation
- Configure and deploy AI agents into customer environments
- Translate business requirements into agent logic and decision frameworks
- Build integrations using APIs, webhooks, SQL, Python, JavaScript, and enterprise systems
- Develop scripts, prototypes, and workflow automations
- Troubleshoot deployments and optimize production performance
- Lead customer workshops and working sessions
- Build trusted relationships with technical and business stakeholders
- Create reusable implementation assets, templates, and deployment frameworks
- Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering teams to improve future deployments
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in customer-facing technical roles
- Proven experience deploying AI or automation solutions into real customer environments
- Background in; Forward Deployed Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Applied AI Engineering, Technical Consulting, Enterprise Automation Delivery
- Hands-on experience with; LLMs, Agent frameworks, Prompt engineering, Retrieval systems, AI deployment workflows
- Strong experience with; SQL, Python and/or JavaScript, APIs, JSON, Webhooks, Enterprise integrations
Nice to Have
- Experience at AI-native companies
- Previous Forward Deployed Engineering or Solutions Engineering experience
- ERP implementation or integration experience
- Technical consulting experience focused on AI or automation
- Additional European language skills
- Experience building internal AI-powered operational tools
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation package
- Meaningful equity participation
- Opportunity to help establish the company's US presence
- Direct customer and product impact
- High-autonomy and high-ownership environment
- Exposure to cutting-edge AI technologies
- Fast-moving and entrepreneurial culture
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