AI Forward Deployed Engineer

Origami AI; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Senior pod collaboration

Job summary

Origami AI is seeking an engineer to own the technical delivery of AI systems from problem understanding to design, implementation, and ongoing improvement. You’ll work in a small, senior engineering pod with direct stakeholder collaboration.

You’ll write production code, make architectural decisions, and continuously improve systems whose behavior can evolve over time, while clarifying tradeoffs with business teams.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering fundamentals applied to AI systems.
• Ability to work across a system while owning specific components.
• Sound judgment about what to build, informed by technical analysis and real-world feedback.
• Comfort working through ambiguity and taking responsibility from problem definition to delivery.
• Interest in evaluating and continuously improving systems whose behavior can change over time.

Responsibilities

• Clarify business needs and translate them into value-delivering systems.
• Write production code, make architectural decisions, and guide technical direction.
• Build and improve AI agents and apps using evaluation and feedback for reliability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand workflows, discuss tradeoffs, and refine solutions.
• Own technical outcomes when requirements are unclear or challenging.

Skills

Software engineering fundamentals

AI systems

System ownership

Ambiguity handling

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Role overview

Own the technical delivery of AI systems that address complex business needs, from understanding the problem through design, implementation, and ongoing improvement. Working in a small engineering pod, you’ll combine hands‑on production development with close collaboration with the people who use and rely on the systems.

Responsibilities

• Clarify business needs and turn them into systems that deliver measurable value.
• Write production code, make architectural decisions, and shape technical direction.
• Build and improve AI agents and applications, using evaluation and feedback to increase reliability.
• Work directly with stakeholders to understand workflows, discuss tradeoffs, and refine solutions.
• Take responsibility for technical outcomes when requirements are unclear or challenging.

Requirements

• Strong software engineering fundamentals applied to AI systems.
• Ability to work across a system while also building and owning specific components.
• Sound judgment about what to build, informed by technical analysis and real-world feedback.
• Comfort working through ambiguity and taking responsibility from problem definition to delivery.
• Interest in evaluating and continuously improving systems whose behavior can change over time.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote role for candidates based in South Africa or Metro Manila, Philippines.
• Work in a small, senior engineering pod with direct stakeholder collaboration.