Hiring Forward Deployed Engineer - W2 contract - Hybrid at TX/VA/NY

Overview

On Site
Contract - W2
Contract - month(s)

Skills

Java
python
cloud
api
cicd
AI
LLM
RAG
Gen AI

Job Details

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Please check the below job description
Job Title: Forward Deployed Engineer - AI
Location: Dallas, TX, McLean, VA, NYC,NY - Hybrid 2 days onsite 3 days remote
Duration: 12 months + extendable
Contract type: W2
Required Skills:

  • 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong core development background

  • 2 3+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying LLM / Generative AI solutions

  • Strong programming skills in Python and/or Java (production-grade backend development)

  • Experience working with Large Language Models (OpenAI, Anthropic, LLaMA, Mistral, etc.)

  • Hands-on experience with prompt engineering, RAG architectures, embeddings, and vector databases

  • Solid understanding of system design, APIs, microservices, and distributed systems

  • Experience deploying AI solutions on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform

  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines

  • Ability to work directly with customers, translate business requirements into technical solutions, and support production deployments

  • Strong debugging, performance optimization, and production support skills

Nice to Have:

  • Experience with LLM fine-tuning, evaluation, guardrails, and model monitoring

  • Familiarity with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Hugging Face

  • Experience with vector databases like Pinecone, FAISS, Weaviate, or Chroma

  • Background in customer-facing engineering roles (Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineer, Platform Engineer)

  • Exposure to agent frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel)

  • Prior experience in high-growth startups or product-led organizations

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