Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Retail & CPG) US, Remote

Job Description

About Our Client

Our Client is building AI agents that automate and improve complex business workflows across enterprise organizations.

As the company expands into the United States, they are seeking a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to work directly with customers, deploy AI-powered solutions, improve operational processes, and drive measurable business outcomes.

This is a highly strategic hire and one of the company's top priorities as they establish their US presence.

Location: United States (Remote)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Compensation: $100,000 – $200,000 + Equity

Seniority: Mid-Senior LevelKey Responsibilities

Partner directly with customers from implementation through expansion

Analyze and map operational workflows

Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement

Redesign inefficient processes before automation

Configure and deploy AI agents into customer environments

Translate business requirements into agent logic and decision frameworks

Build integrations using APIs, webhooks, SQL, Python, JavaScript, and enterprise systems

Develop scripts, prototypes, and workflow automations

Troubleshoot deployments and optimize production performance

Lead customer workshops and working sessions

Build trusted relationships with technical and business stakeholders

Create reusable implementation assets, templates, and deployment frameworks

Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering teams to improve future deploymentsRequired Qualifications

5+ years of experience in customer-facing technical roles

Proven experience deploying AI or automation solutions into real customer environments

Background in; Forward Deployed Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Applied AI Engineering, Technical Consulting, Enterprise Automation Delivery

Hands-on experience with; LLMs, Agent frameworks, Prompt engineering, Retrieval systems, AI deployment workflows

Strong experience with; SQL, Python and/or JavaScript, APIs, JSON, Webhooks, Enterprise integrationsNice to Have

Experience at AI-native companies

Previous Forward Deployed Engineering or Solutions Engineering experience

ERP implementation or integration experience

Technical consulting experience focused on AI or automation

Additional European language skills

Experience building internal AI-powered operational toolsWhat We Offer

Competitive compensation package

Meaningful equity participation

Opportunity to help establish the company's US presence

Direct customer and product impact

High-autonomy and high-ownership environment

Exposure to cutting-edge AI technologies

Fast-moving and entrepreneurial culture

If you're excited about solving real business problems with AI and enjoy working directly with customers to create measurable impact, we'd love to hear from you...

Full-time

Fully remote