Forward Deployed Engineer

Job Description

We are seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to join Sia’s AI Factory (AIF), embedded directly within a client’s engineering, product, or service team. This role combines hands-on software engineering with client-facing delivery to close platform gaps and deliver production use cases. You will work within the client’s codebase and engineering standards, owning agreed deliverables from understanding requirements through deployment and handover.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work embedded within the client’s team, participating in planning, standups, and delivery activities alongside client and Sia engineers.
• Translate client needs into scoped technical deliverables, clear acceptance criteria, and measurable outcomes.
• Design, develop, and deploy production-quality Python backend services, APIs, connectors, and integrations.
• Identify and address platform gaps within the agreed scope, aligning architectural changes and dependencies with the relevant owners.
• Develop and integrate RAG pipelines, tool-calling agents, and LLM workflows using approved model gateways and data sources, with appropriate evaluation and safeguards.
• Deliver use cases alongside platform improvements, balancing delivery timelines with maintainability, security, and reliability.
• Apply code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, logging, and monitoring; track quality, latency, and cost for delivered AI components.
• Communicate technical trade-offs, progress, blockers, and risks clearly to client stakeholders, escalating scope changes and dependencies early.
• Document technical decisions and operational procedures, and provide knowledge transfer so the client’s team can maintain and operate the solution.