Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

Hiringhood; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hiringhood is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to work with clients and engineering teams, translating business challenges into scalable AI-enabled solutions. You will design architectures, develop Python services, and lead deployments of AI workflows on cloud platforms.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, system integration, and client-facing collaboration to deliver production-ready GenAI features, RAG pipelines, and document processing capabilities in enterprise environments.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience deploying applications on major cloud (GCP/AWS/Azure).
• Strong Python programming for REST APIs, data processing, and testing.
• Production experience with GenAI/LLMs (Gemini, GPT, Claude or similar); RAG, embeddings, vector search, prompt engineering.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy AI solutions on cloud from design through production (GCP preferred).
• Develop GenAI/LLM features including RAG, prompts, tool calling and agent workflows.
• Build NLP and document AI pipelines; integrate with client systems and APIs.
• Develop Python services and integrate with client systems and APIs.
• Lead production debugging and troubleshoot integrations.
• Review code, mentor junior engineers and participate in client discussions and demos.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Python

GenAI/LLM

NLP & Document AI

Software engineering

Tools

Docker

CI/CD

Job description

Opportunity Description Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

Our end client a technology consulting and digital engineering organization specializing in cloud transformation, data engineering, enterprise application development, and emerging technologies helps businesses solve complex technology challenges through innovative, scalable, and business-focused solutions. The organization works with enterprises to modernize their technology ecosystems and accelerate digital transformation.

They are looking for an experienced Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to work closely with customers and internal engineering teams to understand business challenges, design technical solutions, and drive successful implementation. The role involves hands-on software development, system integration, solution architecture, and translating real-world customer requirements into scalable products and applications. This is a high-impact opportunity for engineers who combine strong technical expertise with customer‑facing problem‑solving and the ability to deliver solutions in dynamic enterprise environments.

Role & responsibilities

• Build and deploy AI solutions on cloud (GCP preferred) from design through production.
• Develop GenAI/LLM features, including RAG, prompt pipelines, tool calling and agent workflows.
• Build NLP and document processing pipelines; voice AI workflows where applicable.
• Develop Python services and integrate with client systems and APIs.
• Lead production debugging and troubleshoot integrations.
• Review code, mentor junior engineers and participate in client discussions and demos.

Must Have:

• Cloud: Hands‑on experience deploying applications on any major cloud (GCP, AWS or Azure), including serverless/containers, storage, messaging and managed AI services (e.g., Vertex AI, Bedrock, Azure OpenAI). GCP preferred.
• Python: Strong programming skills, REST APIs, data processing and testing.
• GenAI/LLM: Production experience with LLMs (Gemini, GPT, Claude or similar), RAG, embeddings, vector search, prompt engineering, tool calling or agent workflows.
• NLP & Document AI: Solid understanding of NLP concepts; experience with Document AI, OCR or document processing tools.
• Software Engineering: OOP, design patterns, exception handling, testing frameworks and dependency management.

Good to Have:

• Speech-to-Text / Text-to-Speech or voice AI experience.
• Google Cloud Associate or Professional certification.
• Dialogflow CX or other conversational AI platforms.
• Docker and CI/CD (Cloud Build/GitHub Actions).