Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Senior/Principal Level) - based in Czechia/Poland/Spain

Cloudera; Kalisz; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Unplugged Days

Flexible WFH Policy

Wellness programs

Phone and Internet Reimbursement

Continued Career Development

Competitive Benefits

Paid Volunteer Time

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Cloudera is seeking a seasoned Forward Deployed AI Engineer to embed with customers, shape technical direction, and deliver scalable, enterprise-grade AI applications. You will build full-stack AI apps, collaborate directly with customer teams, and translate needs into actionable AI strategies.

Role requires 7+ years in production AI, deep software and data engineering, and experience with LLMs, RAG, and MLOps.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in building and deploying production-grade systems with AI focus.
• Hands-on software engineering, data engineering, and applied AI/ML skills.
• Experience with foundation models, context engineering, RAG, and agentic workflows.

Responsibilities

• Build and prototype AI apps and agentic systems on Cloudera platform.
• Partner with strategic customers to move prototypes to production readiness.
• Shape enterprise AI strategy and align with business goals.
• Codify reusable solution patterns and starter kits.
• Mentor teams and contribute to internal enablement and tooling.

Skills

Generative AI

Agentic AI

Full-stack AI

LLMOps

Cloud technologies

Open source

Tools

NVIDIA GPUs

Spark

NiFi

Job description

Job Description

At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.

About Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) At Cloudera

Cloudera’s Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) function sits within the Applied AI org, and is a specialized AI engineering team focused on accelerating AI adoption within our most strategic enterprise customers. We embed directly with customers to rapidly pilot AI use cases, solve real-world business challenges, and help operationalize advanced AI capabilities within enterprise environments. Cloudera FDEs operate at the intersection of customer engineering, AI innovation, and enterprise deployment - driving high-impact AI outcomes for customers and codifying solution patterns for repeatable delivery at scale.

Business Area: Corp. Strategy

Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level

About The Role

Cloudera is looking for a seasoned hands‑on AI engineer who can embed with customers, shape technical direction, and ship elegant, scalable, enterprise‑quality AI applications. As a Forward Deployed AI Engineer you will:

• Build & Prototype AI Apps - Develop full-stack AI applications on Cloudera to demonstrate how AI and agentic systems solve real enterprise use cases
• Partner with Strategic Customers - Work directly with customer teams to drive AI and agentic use cases from early prototype toward production readiness
• Shape Enterprise AI Strategy - Advise customer leaders on AI roadmaps, use case prioritization, deployment considerations, and align AI initiatives with business goals
• Codify Solution Patterns - Standardize successful patterns into repeatable reference architectures, productized solutions, starter kits, and internal playbooks
• Multiply impact - Mentor Cloudera teams, and contribute to resources that grow our AI capability. Channel field and customer signal back to Product teams to improve our AI platform and products

We are excited if you have:

• 7+ years of experience building and deploying production-grade systems, including 2-3 years experience building Generative AI or agentic applications
• Strong hands‑on software engineering, data engineering, and applied AI/ML skills, with experience building full-stack AI applications or agentic systems using modern AI frameworks and tooling
• Experience with foundation models, context engineering, fine-tuning, semantic search, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and agentic workflows
• Deep understanding of LLMOps/MLOps practices including evaluation, observability, serving, monitoring, and lifecycle management
• Experience designing and implementing scalable AI solution architectures aligned to enterprise standards (security, governance, compliance, etc.)
• The ability to engage directly with customers, both technical and executive audiences - to translate needs into actionable technical strategy
• High agency with the ability to operate autonomously and thrive in ambiguous, fast‑moving customer environments
• A collaborative mindset and passion for enabling others through mentorship, internal enablement, or reusable tooling
• This is a customer‑facing role combining remote and in‑person engagement. Occasional travel may be required for on‑site customer engagement, industry events, and team meetings - up to 20% depending on business needs

You may also have:

• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience using the Cloudera platform
• Experience with open source big data technologies like Spark, Iceberg, NiFi, etc
• Experience with AI infrastructure and runtime technologies including NVIDIA GPUs, inference optimization, model serving, or distributed AI workloads

What you can expect from us:

• Generous PTO Policy
• Support work life balance with Unplugged Days
• Flexible WFH Policy
• Mental & Physical Wellness programs
• Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
• Access to Continued Career Development
• Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Employee Resource Groups

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