Forward Deployed Engineer
Apex Systems · San Antonio, TX · 3 days ago
EngineeringContract
About the role
We are seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to partner directly with enterprise customers to design, build, and deploy production-grade AI solutions. This role combines software engineering, data engineering, AI/ML expertise, and customer engagement to solve complex business challenges through innovative AI applications.
Responsibilities
- Design and deliver end-to-end AI solutions, including agentic AI workflows, RAG pipelines, and enterprise AI applications.
- Build and deploy scalable AI/ML systems in production environments.
- Develop data pipelines and integrate AI solutions with enterprise platforms, databases, and business systems.
- Lead solution architecture, prototyping, deployment, and post-production optimization.
- Collaborate with customer stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Drive best practices around DevOps, observability, monitoring, and AI governance.
Requirements
- Palantir Certified (Required)
- 6+ years of software engineering, data engineering, or AI/ML experience.
- 4+ years in customer-facing, consulting, solutions engineering, or field engineering roles.
- Proven experience building and deploying AI/ML applications at enterprise scale.
- Strong Python development skills with full-stack engineering experience.
- Hands-on experience with LLMs, RAG architectures, vector databases, prompt engineering, and AI orchestration frameworks.
- Experience with data engineering, ETL/ELT pipelines, and large-scale data integration.
- Strong DevOps background with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and cloud-native deployments.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and business stakeholders.
Top Must-Haves
- Palantir Certification
- Strong Python development experience
- Enterprise-scale AI/ML application delivery
- 4+ years in customer-facing or field engineering roles
- Data Engineering expertise (ETL/ELT, pipelines, data integration)
Location
Remote (Travel up to 25% as needed—travel is covered)
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
- 401K program with company match after 12 months of tenure
- Health Savings Account (HSA) on the HDHP plan
- SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions
- Corporate discount savings program and other discounts
- On-demand training program
- Access to certification prep, technical and leadership courses/books/seminars after 6+ months of tenure
- Certification discounts and perks for associations including CompTIA and IIBA
- Dedicated customer service team for benefits and resources
- Access to a certified Career Coach