Robots & Pencils
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
- Robots & Pencils
- Location
- United States
- Seniority
- Mid level
- Experience asked for
- 7+ years
- Pay band
- $177K – $210K
When we saw it
- Posted 2026-07-29 — 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
From the posting
Staff Forward Deployed AI Engineer We're looking for a Staff Forward Deployed AI Engineer to lead the design, delivery, and adoption of AI/ML systems directly within client environments. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who thrives on architectural decisions, can own systems end-to-end, and drives real outcomes at the intersection of technical depth and client partnership. In this role, you will embed with clients as a key technical leader, defining AI architecture, leading model development and optimization, and solving challenging integration problems in live enterprise environments. You'll parachute into in-flight work where reliability, security, and scalability are critical — and you'll be the person who makes it land. You'll raise the bar on how we build and deploy AI systems and help clients actually adopt and scale what we ship. …
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