Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Agentic AI

We are seeking a high-impact Forward-Deployed Engineer (FDE) to drive a new engagement model. Unlike traditional professional services, this role requires deep embedding within the customer’s mission to provide ownership of their agentic future. You will be a strategic asset, dedicated to solving complex business problems using the OutSystems platform and Agentic capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Deep Customer Embedding: operate as a dedicated resource embedded within customer teams to identify and activate new opportunities, finding and solving complex business problems.
• Accelerate Adoption: actively drive the adoption of OutSystems Agentic capabilities to prevent slowdowns and ensure "agentic success" at strategic accounts.
• AI-Native Delivery: Execute "Intelligent” Solution Delivery by integrating AI into the core of the team's daily work and solution design. Prototype fast, proving technical feasibility and business value.
• Client Engagement: Lead transformational discussions and the growth strategy by managing executive relationships.
• Business Development: Strategically identify opportunities to expand use cases. Work with the Account Teams to turn initial "lands" into lasting success stories.
• Product Feedback Loop: Create a direct connection with the Product team, conveying field experience to evolve the product where gaps exist between capabilities and customer needs.

Requirements

• Proven experience performing Forward-Deployed Engineer responsibilities in complex enterprise environments, with a track record of building trust and driving delivery with customers.
• Hands-on experience designing, building, and deploying custom AI solutions to production.
• Strong experience with agentic AI, LLM-based workflows, RAG, and enterprise integrations.
• Experience preparing and structuring enterprise data for AI use cases, including unstructured and semi-structured data.
• Solid understanding of AI governance, security, guardrails, and compliance requirements in enterprise environments.
• Strong consultative engineering skills, with the ability to turn ambiguous business problems into practical solutions and rapid prototypes.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver measurable business outcomes, not just technical implementations.
• Ability to work onsite with strategic customers as needed; travel expectation is up to 50%.

Pay

$153,000 - $186,300 Base Salary

About OutSystems

OutSystems is a leading AI Development Platform built for the enterprise. Global organizations trust OutSystems to rapidly build mission-critical apps and agents, modernize legacy processes with agentic systems, and govern their entire AI portfolio across complex regulatory environments, all on one unified platform.

As the future becomes agentic, our customers need us now more than ever. While AI has opened the door to extraordinary possibilities, most large organizations find themselves stuck on one side of the "enterprise gap" because AI by itself doesn't solve their complex use cases and business challenges. OutSystems bridges the "enterprise gap" by combining the speed of generative AI with a deterministic, enterprise-grade framework. We provide the tools for teams of any size to deliver high-quality, reliable AI solutions that drive real business impact.

OutSystems is a global company, with more than 900k developer community members, 1,700 employees, more than 600 partners, and thousands of active customers in over 75 countries and across 21 industries. Our customers are some of the world's most recognizable brands across diverse industries—such as Toyota, Heineken, Bosch, KeyBank, and UCLA—who trust OutSystems to deliver ROI and transformational impact.

Benefits

• A company at the vanguard of the agentic revolution, where we don’t just react to AI innovation—we architect it. Joining OutSystems means stepping onto a high-growth rocket ship that combines the fearless agility of a startup with the sophisticated, global foundation of an enterprise powerhouse.
• Real growth opportunities through structured programs designed to scale your expertise, including vertical progression, lateral moves, and specialized AI skills via our Professional Development Fund and Internal Mobility Program.
• Collaboration with a global collective of world-class talent, including enterprise software legends and sought-after thought leaders who serve as accessible mentors.
• An inclusive culture where talented individuals from all backgrounds are empowered to learn, experiment, and make an impact.