Forward Deployed Engineer - Agentic AI

Forward Deployed Engineer | Agentic AI | LLM SystemsHybrid (Northern Virginia)Up to $230k Base + RSUs + 20% BonusI’m partnered with one of the fastest-growing AI companies in the market right now. A well-funded unicorn building trusted, production-grade AI solutions for enterprise and government environments.This is NOT another “AI chatbot” company.Their technology is being deployed across mission-critical environments where explainability, security, observability, and real-world performance actually matter.They’re hiring Forward Deployed Engineers to work directly with customers; designing, deploying, and scaling agentic AI systems in production.You’ll operate at the intersection of:Applied AISoftware EngineeringCustomer ArchitectureLLM SystemsEnterprise TransformationThe role is highly hands-on and ideal for engineers who enjoy ownership, ambiguity, and solving complex business problems with modern AI tooling.You’ll be working with:Agentic AI workflowsLLM fine-tuning & evaluationRAG pipelines & vector databasesKubernetes / Docker / cloud infrastructureAI observability & guardrailsProduction deployments across AWS, Azure & GCPThe environment:Fast-growing AI unicorn ($250M+ raised)Strong engineering culture with high autonomyReal enterprise adoption — not experimentationSignificant customer exposure and strategic ownershipEquity upside through RSUsThe kind of profiles likely to thrive:Backend-leaning full-stack engineersApplied AI / ML EngineersTechnical Solutions ArchitectsEngineers who enjoy customer interaction and deployment workBuilders who can move between infra, backend, and AI systems comfortablyWhat makes this role different is the impact.You won’t be building internal prototypes or isolated demos, you’ll be deploying AI systems that organizations genuinely rely on in production environments.If you’re interested in hearing more, apply here or feel free to reach out directly.