Lead Forward Deployed Engineer

New York Office , Remote. Posted 8 months ago

The role

You will lead complex AI-driven Taktile deployments in production. You will design solution architectures, develop decision logic, and deploy production-grade Generative AI agents for customers.

What you will do

Lead complex AI-driven Taktile deployments in production
Own technical delivery from scoping Agentic AI use cases to stable production
Design solution architectures and develop decision logic
Deploy production-grade Generative AI agents
Align with key customer stakeholders
Scope work, sequence delivery, and remove blockers
Partner with product management to provide actionable product insights
Develop reusable resources, best practices, and tools
Coach and mentor junior Forward Deployed Engineers

Required qualifications

6+ years of engineering or technical deployment experience including customer-facing work
Write and review production-grade Python and SQL
Strong command of REST API design and integrations
Ability to break down complex problems and make quick decisions under pressure
Ability to build strong relationships with technical and business stakeholders

Nice to have

Strong technical background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or Data Science
6+ years of experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer, Solution Engineer, Implementation Specialist or equivalent in B2B SaaS
Experience in building AI applications within financial services
Experience in applying and optimizing statistical and machine learning models
Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Benefits

Top-of-market equity and cash compensation package
Self-development budget for conferences, books, or classes
Equipment of choice including home office set-up
Flat hierarchy with direct communication to founding team

About the company

Taktile enables financial institutions to transform into AI-native organizations using a modular Agentic Decision Platform. Founded in 2020, the company powers millions of decisions daily for institutions including Mercury, Monzo, Faire, and Pleo.