Modernization Engineer (FDE)
Kyndryl
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Job summary
Kyndryl Poland is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to collaborate with customers, solve complex AI deployment challenges, and drive tangible business value. You will blend deep engineering with consultative engagement, prototype and deploy AI solutions, and operate in a triad delivery model with engineering, consulting, and product teams.
This hybrid role emphasizes real-world AI outcomes over code, with opportunities to work on Generative AI, agent architectures, and enterprise
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent.
- Hands-on experience with Python development and frontend UI technologies (TypeScript, React.js).
- Hands-on experience building AI-based solutions using frameworks such as LangChain, Semantic Kernel, Google ADK or Microsoft Agent Framework.
Responsibilities
- Build autonomous agents using LLMs, planning algorithms, and decision-making frameworks.
- Implement agent architectures that support autonomy, interactivity, and task completion.
- Integrate agents into applications, APIs, and workflows (e.g., copilots, chatbots, automation tools).
- Connect agents to external services via APIs, databases, and cloud platforms.
- Tune agent behavior using feedback loops, reinforcement learning, semantic knowledge layer and user interaction.
- Monitor performance and implement safety, reliability, and guardrail mechanisms.
- Work cross-functionally with researchers, engineers, and product teams.
- Maintain clear documentation of agent logic, designing decisions, and dependencies.
- Build and maintain the Enterprise Agents and Tools Registry for metadata and lifecycle management.
- Implement the Agent Communication Gateway with robust security, rate limits, observability, and cost controls.
- Familiarity with AI Agent orchestration patterns and workflow orchestration engines (e.g., Temporal, Airflow, etc.).
- Ensuring agent-level security, including authentication, authorization, and data protection.
- Optimizing cost, scalability, performance, and reliability of agent operations across cloud and on-prem environments.
- Familiarity with knowledge graphs for agent reasoning and data integration.
- Deploying and customizing agentic AI platforms (e.g., LLM agents, orchestration frameworks).
- Integrating AI systems with enterprise APIs, data platforms, and workflows.
- Solving technical blockers across data ingestion, model deployment, and agent behavior.
- Designing and refining prompts to ensure clarity, compliance, and contextual accuracy.
- Translating business logic into agentic workflows and task trees.
- Tuning agent behavior to align with real-world expectations.
- Implementing observability tools to ensure reliability, latency, and trustworthiness.
- Maintaining performance metrics and feedback loops for continuous improvement.
- Building and iterating custom AI solutions tailored to customer needs, leveraging agentic AI frameworks.
- Owning delivery end to end, from scoping to production. Working as part of the customer team to engineer and deploy production-ready solutions that drive adoption and measurable business outcomes.
- Actively contributing to the evolution of Kyndryl’s AI platforms through feedback, code contributions, and collaboration with product team.
- Customer Engagement & Solution Integrity: Partnering with customers to understand business challenges and translating them into high-quality, fit-for-purpose technical solutions, prioritizing the right outcome over the fastest one.
- Optimization: Troubleshooting and enhancing system performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Field Intelligence: Systematically capturing deployment learnings, documenting best practices, and proactively sharing insights to inform enhancements to Kyndryl’s core platforms and frameworks.
- Continuous Learning: Adapting quickly to emerging technologies and evolving customer requirements by engaging in ongoing professional development.
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Job description
At Kyndryl, we run and reimagine the mission‑critical technology systems that drive advantage for the world’s leading businesses. We are at the heart of progress; with proven expertise and a continuous flow of AI‑powered insight, enabling smarter decisions, faster innovation, and a lasting competitive edge. For our people—Kyndryls—that means doing purposeful work that powers human progress. Join us and experience a flexible, supportive environment where your well‑being is prioritized and your potential can thrive.
As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, you will collaborate directly with customers to solve complex challenges, shaping solutions that redefine industries. You will be empowered to work at speed, supported by a global AI ecosystem, and play a pivotal role in delivering outcomes that matter. This position operates within our triad delivery model, where engineering, consulting, and product expertise come together to drive transformative results for customers.
This is not traditional consulting or pure software engineering; it is a hybrid role designed for the complexities of real‑world AI deployment, with accountability for outcomes not just code.
You will blend deep engineering expertise with consultative engagement to deliver tailored solutions that drive measurable business value. Operating in dynamic environments and working closely with customer teams – often on‑site – you will scope, prototype, and deploy solutions at pace. Technologies include Generative AI, Agentic AI architectures, and multi‑agent ecosystems, with insights continually fed back into Kyndryl’s platforms and frameworks to accelerate future deployments.
If you are motivated by solving complex problems, excel in direct customer engagement, and aspire to shape the future of enterprise AI, this role is designed for you.
- Building autonomous agents using LLMs, planning algorithms, and decision‑making frameworks.
- Implementing agent architectures that support autonomy, interactivity, and task completion.
- Integrating agents into applications, APIs, and workflows (e.g., copilots, chatbots, automation tools).
- Connecting agents to external services via APIs, databases, and cloud platforms.
- Tuning agent behavior using feedback loops, reinforcement learning, semantic knowledge layer and user interaction.
- Monitoring performance and implementing safety, reliability, and guardrail mechanisms.
- Working cross‑functionally with researchers, engineers, and product teams.
- Maintaining clear documentation of agent logic, designing decisions, and dependencies.
- Building and maintaining the Enterprise Agents and Tools Registry for metadata and lifecycle management.
- Implementing the Agent Communication Gateway with robust security, rate limits, observability, and cost controls.
- Familiarity with AI Agent orchestration patterns and workflow orchestration engines (e.g., Temporal, Airflow, etc.).
- Ensuring agent‑level security, including authentication, authorization, and data protection.
- Optimizing cost, scalability, performance, and reliability of agent operations across cloud and on‑prem environments.
- Familiarity with knowledge graphs for agent reasoning and data integration.
- Deploying and customizing agentic AI platforms (e.g., LLM agents, orchestration frameworks).
- Integrating AI systems with enterprise APIs, data platforms, and workflows.
- Solving technical blockers across data ingestion, model deployment, and agent behavior.
- Designing and refining prompts to ensure clarity, compliance, and contextual accuracy.
- Translating business logic into agentic workflows and task trees.
- Tuning agent behavior to align with real‑world expectations.
- Implementing observability tools to ensure reliability, latency, and trustworthiness.
- Maintaining performance metrics and feedback loops for continuous improvement.
- Building and iterating custom AI solutions tailored to customer needs, leveraging agentic AI frameworks.
- Owning delivery end to end, from scoping to production. Working as part of the customer team to engineer and deploy production‑ready solutions that drive adoption and measurable business outcomes.
- Actively contributing to the evolution of Kyndryl’s AI platforms through feedback, code contributions, and collaboration with product team.
- Customer Engagement & Solution Integrity: Partnering with customers to understand business challenges and translating them into high‑quality, fit‑for‑purpose technical solutions, prioritizing the right outcome over the fastest one.
- Optimization: Troubleshooting and enhancing system performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Field Intelligence: Systematically capturing deployment learnings, documenting best practices, and proactively sharing insights to inform enhancements to Kyndryl’s core platforms and frameworks.
- Continuous Learning: Adapting quickly to emerging technologies and evolving customer requirements by engaging in ongoing professional development.
This role opens the door to many career paths, both vertical and horizontal, and may offer opportunities to travel. It’s a great chance for database administrators or other techs to break into the cloud and a solid path to become enterprise or chief architect or a distinguished engineer. Whatever you see for yourself, you’ll find the opportunity here.
In joining Kyndryl Poland you will work for a diverse company that invests in your future and join a team culture that amplifies learning, and development agility.
Kyndryl has a flexible working policy; options include some home‑working opportunities, ensuring a better balance and improved flexibility both inside and outside of work.
Other cultural and environmental benefits include an agile office space with games room, team dinners, seasonal gifts, Charity, ESG initiatives, focus groups, and a strong new company culture co‑created by employees.
Our employees enjoy options such as the BeWell Program (online consultants in law, tax, life events, psychology, coaching); a retirement pension plan; a cafeteria platform with Kyndryl benefits points.
- Private health card
- Life insurance package
- Multisport Card
- Discounts for Kyndryl employees
- A wide range of benefit options for parents and children
- Sports activities and team events
- Free language courses & many personal development possibilities
- Employee referral program
- Mindfulness and Yoga Classes
These are just a part of the initiatives and opportunities available to you, as we continuously develop as an Employer of Choice.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent.
- Hands‑on experience with Python development and frontend UI technologies (e.g., TypeScript, React.js) to build demos/systems from scratch as a full‑stack engineer.
- Hands‑on experience building AI‑based solutions using frameworks such as LangChain, Microsoft Semantic Kernel, Google ADK or Microsoft Agent Framework.
- Knowledge of LLMs, AI Agent architectures, Agent Telemetry/Observability frameworks (Langsmith, Langfuse, litellm, etc.).
- Expertise with Docker, Kubernetes, and at least one cloud platform (Azure, AWS, GCP) or on‑premises.
- Experience in microservices‑based architectures.
- Solid grasp of the software delivery lifecycle, version control (Git & GitHub), and data engineering tools such as Pandas and Spark.
- Experience with cloud AI platforms (AWS, Azure, Google AI) and distributed computing architectures.
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and communicate technical value to diverse stakeholders, including executive audiences.
- Hands‑on experience with SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL), NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB), and vector databases for agent data storage, semantic queries and retrieval.
- Proficiency in CI/CD (e.g., GitHub Actions), automated testing, and observability.
- Familiarity with agent‑based modeling, multi‑agent systems, or reinforcement learning.
- Proficiency in API development, backend services, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Practical knowledge of deploying RAG architectures and integrating structured and unstructured knowledge sources into AI solutions.
- Open‑Source Ecosystems: Familiarity with community‑driven AI tools and libraries, including Hugging Face and relevant repositories.
- T‑shaped Profile: Deep technical expertise in one or two domains, with broad understanding across AI/ML, cloud, and consulting.
- Agentic AI Systems: Experience designing, building, or integrating multi‑agent systems and orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, Agent Framework, AutoGen, CrewAI), including the development of agent protocols and coordination mechanisms.
- Performance & Security: Knowledge of system‑level optimisation and security best practices for scalable AI systems.
- Willingness to travel up to 25% globally.
You will become part of a team that values pace, autonomy, and tangible impact. At Kyndryl, you will have full visibility of the delivery lifecycle, with opportunities to lead engagements and shape strategic direction. Our triad delivery model means you will work alongside experts in engineering, product, and consulting, fostering continuous learning and innovation. Career progression is clearly defined, from Junior to Principal levels, with pathways to influence the evolution of our AI platforms. You will contribute directly to platform development and see the results of your work in real‑world applications. If you are seeking an environment where your ideas are valued and execution drives results, this is the place to make a difference.
The “Kyn” in Kyndryl means kinship, which represents the strong bonds we have with each other, our customers and our communities. We focus on ensuring all Kyndryls feel included and we welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We believe in growth, and we’re excited to see what you can bring. At Kyndryl, employee feedback has told us that our number one driver of employee engagement is belonging. That sense of belonging — being a valued, respected, trusted member of the team — is fundamental to our culture and fueling great experiences for our customers. That’s The Kyndryl Way.
Your career with us isn’t just a job—it’s an adventure with purpose. We offer a dynamic, hybrid‑friendly culture that supports your well‑being and empowers you to grow. Our Be Well programs are thoughtfully designed to support your financial, mental, physical, and social health—because we know that when you feel your best, you do your best.
From your very first day, you’ll dive into impactful work that powers the systems our customers rely on every day. You won’t just contribute—you’ll make a difference, tackling meaningful projects that sharpen your skills and fuel your growth.
We’re here to champion your journey. With powerful tools to chart your career path, personalized development goals aligned with your ambitions, and continuous feedback to keep you inspired and on track, you’ll have everything you need to thrive and evolve. You’ll develop in‑demand skills to grow your career and achieve your ambitions with access to cutting‑edge learning opportunities—from certifications with Microsoft, Google, and Amazon to coaching and hands‑on experiences. And through it all, you’ll be part of a culture that values empathy, restless learning, and a devotion to shared success.
We want you to thrive here—and we’re committed to helping you do just that. Ready to make an impact? Join us and help shape what’s next.
If you know someone that works at Kyndryl, when asked ‘How Did You Hear About Us’ during the application process, select ‘Employee Referral’ and enter your contact’s Kyndryl email address.
Information on how to report breaches of law at Kyndryl in connection with the Whistleblower Protection Act of June 14, 2024: https://preview.kyndryl.com/pl/pl/company/whistleblower-global-services?cde
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