AI-Focused Forward Deployed Engineer

TALENTMATE; Dubai Emirate; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Wonderful in Dubai is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to solve high-impact, real-world problems for enterprise customers. You will own projects end-to-end from problem definition to production outcomes, working directly with clients to design AI-driven solutions.

This hands-on generalist role requires curiosity, strong ownership, and excellent communication as you build AI agents that integrate with customer systems and operate reliably in production.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering or technical problem-solving roles.
• Strong fundamentals in software design and system thinking.
• Experience working across systems, integrations, and data flows.
• Willingness to work directly with customers and own ambiguous problems.
• Clear communication skills and ownership mindset.
• Interest in building AI-powered systems that work in practice.

Responsibilities

• Partner with customers to understand operational challenges and success criteria.
• Translate open-ended problems into clear technical designs and implementations.
• Build AI agents that integrate with customer systems and perform real tasks.
• Own deployments, including reliability, performance, and continuous improvement.
• Test with real data, measure outcomes, and iterate based on results.
• Collaborate with Product & Engineering to ship high-quality solutions.
• Contribute to tools, documentation, and best practices that scale customer delivery.

Skills

Software engineering

System thinking

Customer-facing

Ownership mindset

AI-powered systems

Job description

Wonderful in Dubai is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to solve high-impact, real-world problems for enterprise customers. You will own projects end-to-end from problem definition to production outcomes, working directly with clients to design AI-driven solutions.

This hands-on generalist role requires curiosity, strong ownership, and excellent communication as you build AI agents that integrate with customer systems and operate reliably in production.