AI Forward Deployed Engineer

Quantifind; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company Equity

Flexible Vacation & Paid Time Off

Employer‑matched 401(k) plan

Job summary

Quantifind is seeking an experienced AI Forward Deployed Engineer in Palo Alto, California. The candidate will create secure environments for AI-deployed code and work closely with clients to integrate new capabilities. A strong foundation in programming and AWS cloud management is required.

Responsibilities include collaborating directly with enterprise clients to architect systems, managing cloud environments, and ensuring compliance. The position offers a hybrid work environment with competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience, including graduate or Ph.D. work if relevant.
• Comfortable collaborating directly with clients to architect and integrate systems.
• Familiarity with government cloud accreditation and security standards.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to architect, integrate, and deploy systems.
• Architect services, microservices, and API endpoints.
• Build secure, compliant cloud environments.

Skills

Python

AWS cloud management experience

AI coding tools

Infrastructure as code

Strong programming foundation

Education

Technical education; post-graduate education preferred

Tools

Terraform

Docker

CloudFormation

ECS

RDS

S3

Cognito

Job description

Who You Are

You are an experienced software engineer with a forward‑deployed background and a modern AI perspective. You have worked on government projects in GovCloud, FedRAMP, or IL‑4/IL‑5 environments. You've managed cloud environments in both commercial and government contexts—experienced across the major cloud ecosystems, with depth in AWS. Above all, you're comfortable sitting alongside clients to mutually architect and integrate systems and capabilities, translating their mission into working software. You're also an engineer who codes with AI as a first‑class tool, not an add‑on. You pair traditional technical training with a forward‑leaning approach to agentic coding, rapid prototyping, and multi‑agent workflows. You move fast, iterate with stakeholders, and care about shipping things that work.

Who We Are

Quantifind helps some of the world’s biggest banks catch money laundering and fraud. Quantifind also works with government agencies to use the same platform to uncover criminal networks and combat money laundering committed by internationally sanctioned entities. Unlike other players in this space, Quantifind delivers results as software‑as‑a‑service (SaaS) with consumer‑grade user experiences. Quantifind is a data science technology company whose AI platform uncovers signals of risk across disparate and unstructured text sources. In financial crimes risk management, Quantifind’s solution uniquely combines internal financial institution data with public domain data to assess risk in the context of Know Your Customer (KYC), Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Fraud Risk Management, and Anti‑Money Laundering (AML) processes. Today these compliance processes are burdened by ever‑increasing regulatory responsibilities and an expectation of frictionless transactions. Legacy technologies demand increasingly more human resources as the operations expand; Quantifind’s SaaS solution offers a way to cut through the inefficiency and enhance effectiveness simultaneously.

To help you succeed, we provide a supportive environment that fosters collaboration between teams and team members, where learning and professional growth are considered a key part of your success, and of ours. We offer a flexible work environment with a family friendly work‑life balance.

What a Great Candidate Looks Like

• US Citizen
• 4+ years of professional experience, including graduate or Ph.D. work if relevant
• Technical education; post‑graduate education preferred
• Forward‑leaning in AI coding, with traditional technical training as a foundation
• Hands‑on with AI coding tools and agentic workflows (Claude Code, GPT/Codex, Cursor, Windsurf), including multi‑agent approaches for testing and validation
• Strong programming foundation: Python, Scala, Java, R
• Strong AWS cloud management experience (ECS, RDS, S3, Cognito, Bedrock) and equivalent ecosystems
• Infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation), containerization and orchestration (Docker, ECS/EKS/Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with government cloud accreditation and security standards—FedRAMP, NIST 800‑53, DoD IL‑4/IL‑5, STIGs
• Forward‑deployed experience: comfortable collaborating directly with clients to architect and integrate systems, and willing to work on‑site at client or government locations as needed
• Self‑driven, mission‑driven, curious, and constructive; startup mindset with strong communication skills
• Ability to provide references and meet in person

The Opportunity We Offer

As an AI Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll create scalable, secure environments for AI‑deployed code and partner directly with clients to bring new capabilities to life in their environments.

AI FDE Responsibilities

• Collaborate directly with government and enterprise clients to mutually architect, integrate, and deploy systems and capabilities.
• Architect services, microservices, and API endpoints.
• Deploy and maintain user application and prototyping platforms, owning uptime and reliability.
• Build and operate secure, compliant cloud environments that meet government and client accreditation standards.
• Manage infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and observability across commercial and government cloud contexts.

Quantifind’s development team is centered in Palo Alto, California, and we have technology hubs in Atlanta, Georgia, and in Washington, D.C. Quantifind is currently using a hybrid mix of working from home and in the office, with regular in‑person touchpoints and shared office space. Remote candidates will be considered for this role. If in person, minimum 3 days per week in office.

A Highlight Of Our Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company Equity
• Exceptional benefits package
• Flexible Vacation & Paid Time Off
• Employer‑matched 401(k) plan
• A fun environment where work‑life balance is valued

The base salary range for this full‑time position is $160k to $200k. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location, and the range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location, role‑related knowledge and skills, depth of experience, relevant education or training, and additional role‑related considerations.

Depending on the position offered, equity, bonuses, commission, or other forms of compensation may also be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer; we have a fun place to work and a devotion to succeeding together.