{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"9f476a2a044f77a7f089865e","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/9f476a2a044f77a7f089865e","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/9f476a2a044f77a7f089865e","title":"Lead Forward Deployed Engineer","description":"Lead Forward Deployed Engineer – AILocation: Remote, USA | Regular travel to Los AngelesAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Forward Deployed Engineer to join a growing technology business developing and implementing advanced AI solutions for enterprise customers.This is a senior, hands-on leadership position combining software engineering, technical delivery and team development. You'll take ownership of complex customer engagements, lead the implementation of AI-powered solutions into production environments and build the engineering team and processes needed to support continued growth.This is not a traditional management position. The successful candidate will remain deeply involved in the technical delivery, taking responsibility for solving complex engineering challenges while leading and developing a growing team.Key ResponsibilitiesLead end-to-end delivery of enterprise AI implementation projects, from initial discovery through to production deployment.Design, develop and deploy LLM-powered applications and autonomous agent workflows.Work directly with enterprise customers to understand operational challenges and translate business requirements into technical solutions.Build and manage integrations with enterprise platforms, databases and third-party systems.Establish technical standards and best practices around system reliability, monitoring, testing and deployment.Take ownership of production performance, troubleshooting and continuous improvement.Recruit, develop and manage a team of engineers and technical delivery leads.Establish scalable delivery processes, team structures and engineering methodologies.Oversee multiple customer engagements, ensuring projects meet agreed timelines, quality standards and commercial objectives.Remain hands-on and step into technical delivery whenever required.Required Experience5+ years of professional software engineering experience.At least 2 years of experience working directly with external customers or enterprise clients.Proven experience developing and deploying LLM-powered applications into production environments.Strong Python and/or TypeScript development skills.Experience building complex workflows involving APIs, integrations, orchestration and autonomous agents.Demonstrable experience delivering enterprise software integrations.Understanding of production engineering, system reliability, monitoring and evaluation.Previous experience leading engineering, solutions engineering or technical delivery teams.Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with significant individual ownership.Desirable ExperienceExperience with agent frameworks such as LangGraph, LangChain, LlamaIndex or similar.Experience with enterprise automation and complex business process optimisation.Exposure to legacy enterprise platforms and workflow automation.Experience building and scaling technical delivery teams.Previous responsibility for project budgets, delivery margins or engagement economics.The OpportunityCompetitive compensation and meaningful equity.Significant ownership and autonomy within a growing technology business.Opportunity to build and lead a technical delivery function.Direct exposure to senior leadership and involvement in strategic decisions.The opportunity to work on complex, technically challenging AI implementations.Location: Remote anywhere in the United States.Travel: Approximately 1–2 trips per month to Los Angeles.Interested candidates are encouraged to apply or reach out directly for a confidential discussion.","company":"Elastic","rawCompany":"elastic","city":"Denver","state":"CO","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-11-10T08:37:01.074Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"11-9041.00","title":"Architectural and Engineering Managers","slug":"architectural-and-engineering-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Lead Forward Deployed Engineer","description":"Lead Forward Deployed Engineer – AILocation: Remote, USA | Regular travel to Los AngelesAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Forward Deployed Engineer to join a growing technology business developing and implementing advanced AI solutions for enterprise customers.This is a senior, hands-on leadership position combining software engineering, technical delivery and team development. 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