Senior Forward Deployed Engineer – AI Transformation

About the role

Zaigo is seeking senior engineers who build heavily with AI and can turn vague client problems into deployable solutions. You will own the end‑to‑end build, ship it into the client’s production environment, and iterate quickly.

Key responsibilities

• Own the full development lifecycle, from planning to deployment, within the client’s infrastructure.
• Collaborate closely with a US‑based Engagement Lead and the founders to align technical delivery with business goals.
• Present demos to client teams and executives, answer live questions, and handle environment and security configurations.
• Deliver usable versions on a weekly cadence, integrating APIs, data pipelines, authentication, and AI agents.

Required profile

• 5+ years of production software engineering with full ownership of projects.
• Daily experience building with AI tools and evaluating model outputs.
• Comfortable speaking English fluently in client calls and executive demos.
• Strong written communication and proactive async collaboration.
• Ability to work overlapping US Eastern time zones.

Required skills

• Azure, AWS, GCP cloud platforms.
• Entra, Okta identity solutions.
• Fabric, Snowflake, Databricks data platforms.
• Claude Code, Codex, Cursor AI development tools.

What we offer

• Competitive base salary with performance bonuses tied to targets.
• Fully remote work from Eastern Europe or Latin America with solid US Eastern time overlap.