Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Engineer
New York, NY • FullTime
Posted 7mo ago
Remote Work Policy
On-site
Employment Type
FullTime
Categories
Applied AI Engineer
About the job
Reflection is a research lab dedicated to making intelligence open and accessible. We are seeking a core member for our Applied AI team to lead Forward Deployed Engineering efforts with enterprise customers. This role involves translating advanced AI research into high-impact, real-world applications, owning the technical strategy and delivery of agentic systems from discovery to production launch.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Deployment Strategists and Sales to understand enterprise customer needs, architect solutions, and develop agentic applications.
- Build agentic systems using state-of-the-art models, orchestrating LLM workflows, integrating with enterprise infrastructure, and deploying production systems.
- Collaborate with research teams to adapt and fine-tune models for customer-specific needs.
- Support end-to-end deployments across hybrid environments (public cloud, VPC, and on-premises), ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.
- Contribute to evolving playbooks, processes, and best practices for the Forward Deployed Engineering organization.
Requirements
- Strong software engineering background with experience shipping production-grade systems (Python, Typescript).
- Proven track record of deploying enterprise software in cloud or hybrid environments using modern DevOps practices (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD).
- Deep understanding of machine learning concepts and hands-on experience with modern AI stacks, including vector databases, RAG pipelines, agent orchestration, evaluations, and fine-tuning.
- 3+ years of software engineering experience delivering AI-driven enterprise solutions.
- Demonstrated ability and interest to work in customer-facing environments, understanding user needs, architecting solutions for real business problems, and delivering tangible outcomes.
- Self-starter with high agency and ownership, excelling in fast-paced startup environments.
Benefits
- Top-tier compensation: Salary and equity structured to recognize and retain talent globally.
- Stock options.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Annual wellness allowance.
- Lunch and dinner provided in the office daily.
- 22 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents.
- Unlimited paid time off in the U.S.
- 30 days paid time off in the U.K.
- Visa sponsorship support.
- Regular off-sites, happy hours, and team celebrations.