Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Engineer

About the role

Reflection is building open AI models and needs a core member of its Applied AI team to drive Forward Deployed Engineering with enterprise customers. You will own the technical strategy and delivery of agentic systems from discovery through production launch.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with Deployment Strategists and Sales to understand customer needs, architect solutions, and develop transformative agentic applications.
• Build agentic systems using state‑of‑the‑art models, orchestrate LLM workflows, integrate with enterprise infrastructure, and deploy reliable production systems.
• Collaborate with research teams to adapt and fine‑tune models for customer‑specific requirements.
• Support end‑to‑end deployments across hybrid environments (public cloud, VPC, on‑premises) ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Contribute to evolving playbooks, processes, and best practices for the Forward Deployed Engineering organization.

Required profile

• Strong software engineering background with experience shipping production‑grade systems.
• Proven track record deploying enterprise software in cloud or hybrid environments using modern DevOps practices.
• Deep understanding of machine learning concepts and hands‑on experience with modern AI stacks (vector databases, RAG pipelines, agent orchestration, evaluations, fine‑tuning).
• 3+ years delivering AI‑driven enterprise solutions and ability to work in customer‑facing environments.
• Self‑starter with high agency and ownership, thriving in fast‑paced startup settings.

Required skills

• Python
• Typescript
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• CI/CD pipelines
• Vector databases
• RAG pipelines
• Agent orchestration
• Model fine‑tuning

What we offer

• Top‑tier compensation: salary and equity
• Stock options
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and life coverage with wellness allowance
• Daily lunch and dinner in office
• 22 weeks paid parental leave
• Unlimited PTO in the U.S. (30 days in the U.K.)
• Visa sponsorship and immigration support
• Regular team‑building events and off‑sites