Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Caylent; Canada; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Vacations

Paid Holidays

Paid for exams and certifications

Job summary

Caylent is seeking an experienced technical delivery manager to own client relationships and deliver high-quality cloud-native solutions. The role offers autonomy in a fully remote setting, with a focus on AI services and enhancements.

Qualifications include 5+ years of engineering experience, strong decision-making skills, and cloud-native architecture expertise. Excellent communication skills are key, with a competitive salary range of CAD $150,000 - $235,000 and numerous perks including unlimited vacations and learning stipends.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in engineering or technical delivery.
• Proven ability to manage client relationships independently.
• Hands-on depth in cloud-native architecture.

Responsibilities

• Own full client relationships from discovery to close.
• Make architecture and build decisions for client environments.
• Identify and manage scope creep effectively.

Skills

Engineering or technical delivery experience

LLM application development

Cloud-native architecture

Strong communication skills

Ability to make independent technical decisions

Tools

AWS

Zapier

Salesforce

Job description

Caylent is a cloud native services company that helps organizations bring the best out of their people and technology using Amazon Web Services (AWS). We provide a full-range of AWS services including workload migrations and modernization, cloud native application development, DevOps, data engineering, security and compliance, and everything in between.

At Caylent, our people always come first. We are a global company and operate fully remote with employees in Canada, the United States, and Latin America. We celebrate the culture of each of our team members and foster a community of technological curiosity. Come talk to us to learn more about what it means to be a Caylien!

The Mission

Caylent's Anthropic Business Unit is a dedicated AI services practice built in partnership with Anthropic — Anthropic's first pure‑play delivery partner. Engagements are production‑grade: agents, data products, AI‑augmented operations, workforce transformation.

Your Assignment

• Own the full client relationship on your account from discovery through close
• Make architecture and build decisions appropriate to the client's environment and constraints; stand behind them
• Run discovery, architecture reviews, and stakeholder interviews independently; translate ambiguous problems into scoped, deliverable work
• Identify scope creep and manage it — surface risks before they become problems
• Identify and surface expansion opportunities
• Transfer capability that lasts: documented, runnable, maintainable software or automations that work after you leave
• Contribute IP back to the practice after every engagement: patterns, templates, and reusable components

Your Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering or technical delivery experience with meaningful time in embedded or client‑facing contexts
• Proven solo account delivery: evidence you've owned a client relationship from kickoff through close without supervision
• Hands‑on depth in one or more of: LLM application development, cloud‑native architecture (AWS preferred), backend systems at scale, or enterprise business automation
• Demonstrated ability to make independent technical decisions and manage your own delivery quality inside client environments
• Strong communicator: technically precise with engineers, clear and confident with VP‑level leadership; adjusts depth without losing accuracy
• High tolerance for ambiguity; consistently delivers value before all requirements are defined

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building production AI systems: RAG pipelines, agents, fine‑tuned models, or LLM‑native applications
• Hands‑on with Claude, AWS Bedrock, or equivalent — model parameters, prompt architecture, tool use
• Background in a consulting firm, systems integrator, or professional services environment
• Familiarity with SOW‑based delivery and scope management
• AWS certifications: Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional, or equivalent

Operational Preferred

• Background in management consulting, enterprise SaaS implementation, or a business function you know deeply from the inside
• Experience designing and running AI enablement programs for non‑technical business audiences
• Hands‑on with Zapier, Power Automate, Airtable, or similar; familiarity with enterprise systems like Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow
• Track record working cross‑functionally — comfortable in Finance and Legal and Operations in the same engagement

Who Thrives here

You carry an account without daily check‑ins, read tension in a client org before it surfaces, and bring expansion signals forward without being asked. This role is structured around full account ownership — people who do well here are energized by that autonomy and accountability.

Why This Team

The work is at the frontier — agents, AI product builds, enterprise adoption — and you own the outcomes, not just the hours. Autonomy with backing: minimal oversight in the field, a strong technical bench behind you when the problem warrants it. Advancement tied to delivery performance and expansion generation, not tenure.

• Equitable Life - Hybrid Plan
• 100% Premium Coverage for the employee and dependents
• Long‑Term Disability
• Unlimited Vacations
• Paid Holidays
• Paid for exams and certifications
• Peer bonus awards
• State of the art laptop and tools
• Equipment & Office Stipend
• Annual stipend for Learning and Development
• Work with an amazing worldwide team and in an incredible corporate culture

Travel Requirement

This role may require up to 50% travel, depending on business needs.

Visa

NOTE: We’re unable to provide visa sponsorship now or at any time in the future.

Base Salary Range

The expected base salary range for this position is CAD $150,000 - $235,000 per year, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Additional Compensation Components

In addition to the base salary, the compensation package may include bonuses, commissions, equity, and other incentives. The specific components will vary depending on the role and individual and/or company performance.

EEO Statement

At Caylent, we are committed to fair, transparent, and inclusive hiring practices. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. If you would like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [e-mail].