Forward Deployed Engineer, New Grad 2027

About the role

C3 AI, an enterprise AI application software company, is looking for early-career Forward Deployed Engineers. You will design, develop and deploy AI-based enterprise applications at scale on the C3 Agentic AI Platform through hands-on, customer-facing work such as demonstrations, proofs-of-concept, trials and production applications. The role is full-stack software engineering with direct customer exposure, and is open to graduates in December 2026 or Summer/Fall 2027.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain performant, scalable applications on the C3 Agentic AI Platform
• Build and improve tools that help users understand and analyze large-scale data
• Debug, troubleshoot, modify and unit test customer applications and solutions
• Assess technical risks and propose mitigation strategies
• Write specifications, technical documentation and user support guides
• Support demonstrations, proofs-of-concept and customer training with senior engineers

Required profile

• Pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field
• Analytical, problem-solving mindset and ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; able to travel as needed

Required skills

• Python, JavaScript, Java or another object-oriented language
• Data structures, algorithms, cloud computing, relational or NoSQL databases, and profiling and optimization
• Familiarity with agentic AI architectures, prompt engineering or LLM tool calling and function execution
• Preferred: React, Redux, Vue, Backbone or Angular; Git; deployment experience at scale; modern developer AI tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot or Claude Code

What we offer

• Base pay range of $120,000-$150,000 USD in California
• Benefits, competitive compensation and an equity plan