AI-First Forward Deployed Engineer — Tech Lead

Palo IT; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stimulating working environment

International mobility

Personalized training

Internal R&D

Knowledge sharing

Career path design

Job summary

PALO IT Singapore is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to lead AI-native delivery, owning technical direction and project execution for engineering teams. You will embed Gen-E2 practices, drive responsible AI adoption, and partner with clients to shape scalable solutions.

You will mentor engineers, establish best practices, and ensure delivery excellence while guiding strategic technology choices and fostering growth within the team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on software development, with client and team management experience.
• Proven experience leading and mentoring engineering teams.
• Deep full-stack expertise; front-end ReactJS and back-end NodeJS/Java/Python.
• Experience developing scalable, reliable, and secure applications.
• Experience with solution architecture and design patterns.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated use of AI tools in daily engineering work.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction and roadmap for engineering projects.
• Provide full-stack expertise and establish code quality practices.
• Lead technical decision-making and provide thought leadership.
• Mentor engineers and drive delivery excellence with clients and teams.
• Define Gen-E2 practices and ensure responsible AI adoption.
• Collaborate with sales/presales to shape proposals and estimations.
• Recruit and build high-performing engineering teams.

Skills

Hands-on software development

Team management experience

Full-stack development

ReactJS frontend

NodeJS/Java/Python backend

AI tools usage

Communication skills

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Azure

AWS

GCP

CI/CD

Job description

PALO IT Singapore is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to lead AI-native delivery, owning technical direction and project execution for engineering teams. You will embed Gen-E2 practices, drive responsible AI adoption, and partner with clients to shape scalable solutions.

You will mentor engineers, establish best practices, and ensure delivery excellence while guiding strategic technology choices and fostering growth within the team.