Principal Forward Deployed Engineer

V2 Digital; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equipment provided

Day off (VersionUp)

Parental leave

Startup environment

Training budget

Mentorship program

Promotion pathways

Flexible hours

Meetups

Job summary

V2 AI is seeking a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer of Applied AI in Brisbane. You translate open-ended business problems into bounded AI system designs and lead their delivery as production-ready AI solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes.

You embed within customer environments, acting as a trusted advisor to align technology with business value, translating complex concepts for diverse audiences, and guiding projects from scope to delivery with ownership and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor translating complex technical concepts into clear business value and ROI-driven outcomes
• Build strong stakeholder relationships identifying challenges and opportunities within existing accounts
• Translate client problems into measurable outcomes and craft proposals, demos, and solution designs
• Create detailed work breakdowns, effort estimates, and deal sheets with commercial teams
• Draft Statements of Work and manage scope with change requests and commercial implications
• Design bounded AI systems including multi-agent orchestration, tooling, and memory management for long-running workflows
• Embed continuous evaluation, CI/CD gated deployment, and audit trails into delivery including regulated domains
• Underpin delivery with production engineering practices—infra as code, CI/CD, observability, versioning
• Lead projects with structure, accountability, cadences, and risk reporting
• Mentor squad members and build accelerators to speed future sales and delivery
• Represent V2 AI in the community through thought leadership, speaking, and continuous learning

Job description

About V2 AI

V2 AI is a leading AI-Native consultancy backed by $30m in VC funding, allowing us to meet our customers' needs. We harness the power of AI to accelerate business outcomes for some of the world's largest brands. We bring decades of experience and a unique delivery model to partner with our customers on the most complex problems for immense, measurable impact.

Our Services

• AI Strategy & Governance
• AI Enablement
• Applied AI
• Data & AI Security

About the Role

As a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer of Applied AI, you translate open-ended business problems into bounded AI system designs across an engagement, and lead their delivery as production-ready AI solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes.

You embed directly within customer environments, gaining deep insight into the customer and their industry. Acting as a trusted advisor, you align technology solutions with clear business outcomes, translate complex technical concepts into business value, and adapt your communication to each audience.

Principal FDEs combine deep AI engineering expertise with delivery and commercial ownership. You choose the engineering approach that fits the outcome, environment, and constraints, architect complex solutions in enterprises, and, with the Partner and Delivery Lead, safeguard V2 AI’s commercial interests through scope management, Statements of Work, Work Breakdown Structures, and Deal Sheets.

You are an effective and empathetic leader who guides, influences, and inspires team members to be successful in a squad, and mentors them on their career journey. You lead projects with structure and accountability when a Delivery Lead is absent or part-time, and create Accelerators that fast-track future sales and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to customers, translating complex technical concepts into clear business value and ROI-driven outcomes
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and identify new challenges and opportunities within existing accounts
• Translate client problems into measurable outcomes and craft compelling proposals, demos, and solution designs
• Create detailed work breakdowns, effort estimates, and deal sheets in partnership with commercial teams
• Draft Statements of Work and manage scope rigorously, handling change requests and commercial implications
• Design bounded AI systems, including multi-agent orchestration, tooling, and memory management for long-running workflows
• Embed continuous evaluation, CI/CD-gated deployment, and audit trails into delivery, including regulated domains such as APRA and ASIC
• Underpin delivery with production engineering practices, including infrastructure as code, CI/CD, observability, and versioning
• Lead projects with structure and accountability, running kickoffs, cadences, and transparent progress and risk reporting
• Mentor and inspire squad members, giving consistent feedback and supporting their career development
• Build reusable accelerators, assessments, and demos that fast-track future sales and delivery
• Represent V2 AI in the community through thought leadership, speaking, and continuous learning, while living the company values

What You Will Get:

• Competitive salary package
• Pick your equipment
• Gifted Day Off ("VersionUp Day")
• Generous parental leave
• Well-funded startup environment
• Annual training budget
• Mentorship program
• Clear promotion pathways
• Flexible working arrangements
• Meet-ups & socials
• 97% rating on corporate social responsibility