AI Engineer – Forward Deployed (Senior & Junior Roles Available)

Secure Engage; Oregon (WI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first flexibility

Equity participation

Hands-on AI exposure

Growth opportunities

Transparent environment

Job summary

Secure Engage is hiring AI Engineers to join a forward-deployed engineering team, working directly with customers and internal stakeholders to implement AI workflows for cybersecurity and compliance. Roles include Senior and Junior positions, with hybrid or remote options across Canada/US.

Ideal candidates will have hands-on experience with Python, APIs, LangChain, and LM deployments in regulated environments; strong problem-solving and collaborative skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Senior role requires 5+ years of software engineering with 2+ years in applied AI/ML (LLMs).
• Junior role requires 1–2 years in software dev or AI/ML research; internships/academics acceptable.
• Exposure to LLMs, prompt engineering or ML tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain AI-powered tools and workflows for compliance assessments, evidence mapping, risk flagging, and reporting
• Deploy and adapt AI solutions with customers and internal teams
• Integrate large language model APIs with structured data and proprietary workflows
• Collaborate with QA and Product to test model outputs, redaction pipelines, and human-in-the-loop review
• Develop fine-tuning strategies, prompt engineering, RAG, and performance monitoring
• Communicate technical insights to non-technical stakeholders and provide training where needed

Skills

Python

APIs

ML libraries

LangChain

OpenAI SDK

Hugging Face

LLM deployment

Vector databases

Prompt design

Tools

Pinecone

Haystack

Job description

AI Engineer – Forward Deployed (Senior & Junior Roles Available)

Location: Hybrid or Remote (Secure Engage – Canada/US)

Type: Full Time

About The Role

• Secure Engage is building a category-defining AI platform for cybersecurity and compliance.
• We’re looking for two AI Engineers (1 Senior, 1 Junior) to join our forward-deployed engineering team—working directly with customers, product, and internal stakeholders to bring powerful AI workflows to life.
• These roles are ideal for engineers who want to work on meaningful, real-world applications of AI in a high-trust domain, where performance, transparency, and reliability matter.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain AI-powered tools and workflows for compliance assessments, evidence mapping, risk flagging, and reporting
• Work with customers and internal teams to deploy and adapt AI solutions to specific use cases (e.g., OSFI B-10, OCC, SOC2)
• Integrate large language model APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral) with structured data and proprietary workflows
• Collaborate with QA and Product to test model outputs, build redaction pipelines, and enable human-in-the-loop review
• Assist in the development of fine-tuning strategies, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and performance monitoring
• Communicate technical insights to non-technical stakeholders and provide training where needed

Senior Role – Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering with 2+ years in applied AI/ML (preferably LLMs)
• Strong proficiency in Python, APIs, and ML libraries (e.g., LangChain, OpenAI SDK, Hugging Face)
• Experience deploying LLMs into production or compliance-sensitive environments
• Solid understanding of prompt design, vector databases, document parsing, and privacy constraints
• Experience working in fast-paced startups, especially in regulated or enterprise domains
• Strong problem-solving, architectural thinking, and documentation skills

Junior Role – Required Skills & Experience

• 1–2 years of experience in software development or AI/ML research (internships and academic projects acceptable)
• Exposure to LLMs, prompt engineering, or ML tooling (e.g., OpenAI, Pinecone, Haystack, LangChain)
• Strong curiosity and willingness to learn about cybersecurity, compliance, and enterprise workflows
• Comfortable writing Python scripts and working with APIs and structured data
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; coachable and hungry to grow

What We Offer

• Remote-first flexibility with collaborative support from senior team members
• Competitive compensation with equity participation
• Hands-on exposure to cutting-edge AI in a mission-critical domain
• Opportunities for growth, mentorship, and advancement into product or platform roles
• A purpose-driven, transparent, and agile work environment