Forward Deployed Engineer

The role

Forward Deployed Engineers will design architectures and build custom prototypes to enable real-world AI actions. You will partner with AEs to lead technical discovery and funnel market feedback to Product and Engineering teams.

What you will do

• Partner with AEs to lead technical discovery and evaluations with Head of AI, CTO, and Architect personas
• Design and build custom prototypes, PoCs, and reference architectures
• Turn abstract infrastructure, middleware, and API concepts into clear solutions for customers
• Funnel deep technical feedback back to Product and Engineering teams to shape the roadmap
• Navigate complex technical hurdles in deal cycles ranging from $200K+ to seven figures
• Consult customers on their broader AI strategy by mastering the AI stack

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Pre-Sales/Solutions Engineer, Solutions Architect, or technical consultant who has sold highly technical infrastructure (Databases, Security, Integration, or Cloud)
• Deep Integration & Systems Architecture Fluency in connecting enterprise systems (iPaaS, ETL/ELT, RPA, or API gateways and service mesh)
• Comfortable with APIs, SDKs, and coding in modern languages (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, etc.)
• Ability to explain high-level concepts to an executive buyer
• Willingness to present at conferences and create technical content and blogs
• Active use of AI in daily workflows

Nice to have

• Meaningful work in data science, ML engineering, or applied AI/ML

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Equity
• Competitive benefits

About the company

arcadeai is building the infrastructure and tool-calling platform that will power AI applications. The company is backed by SYN Ventures, Cisco, Morgan Stanley, and Wipro.