Altimetrik

Lead Forward Deployed Engineer

We captured this posting once, on 2026-08-05, and did not track it afterwards — so we cannot tell you whether it is still open.

Employer
Altimetrik
Location
United States
Seniority
Senior
Experience asked for
15+ years
Pay band
Not disclosed

When we saw it

  • Posted 2026-07-09 — the date the employer published it
  • Archived 2026-08-05 — when we saved this copy

Found via LinkedIn — US keyword pulls.

Skills the posting named

claude codeopenai codexllm platformsagentic workflowsrag systemsAI deploymentproduction engineeringexecutive communicationproduction buildoutai workflow optimizationsystem hardeningcustomer engineering embedding

From the posting

Role Overview As a Forward Deployed AI Engineer (FDE) for our Data and AI business, you will operate at the front lines of the AI revolution, and act as an elite technical bridge between our core research breakthroughs and our most strategic customers. Unlike traditional software engineers, you are embedded directly within client environments to solve their hardest, highest-stakes problems by building and shipping production-grade Agentic AI systems. You operate with the autonomy of a founder, and the technical rigor of a staff engineer to turn messy, real-world data into measurable business value. This is a Senior IC role with leadership scope. You will own the entire lifecycle of AI deployment—from initial discovery and scoping to the development of full-stack systems and guiding the path to client integration. …

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