AI-Ready Developer: Fast-Track to $170K+ as FDE

SkillStorm; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, Dental, and Life Ins.

401(k) and benefits

Paid AI training and certification

Job summary

SkillStorm is hiring Forward Deployed Engineers. You’ll start with six weeks of paid AI engineering training and certification, then deploy to Fortune 100 clients and federal agencies. The first-year salary ranges from $95,000 to $120,000, with full benefits and 401(k).

You bring solid software development fundamentals; AI experience is not required, as training will bring you to the engineer level needed for on-site and remote client work.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience as a software developer
• Proficiency in at least one of: Java, C#, Python, or JavaScript/Node.js
• Experience building or consuming REST APIs
• Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a Secret security clearance
• Able to work hybrid on-site in Tysons Corner, VA or relocate
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for client-facing work
• W2 employment through SkillStorm; not a C2C opportunity

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy agentic AI applications inside the client's cloud environment
• Own delivery of a client-facing capability end to end - from problem framing through deployment and handoff
• Work embedded with client engineers and stakeholders inside their environment, tooling, and constraints
• Translate ambiguous business needs into scoped specifications and defensible architecture
• Apply AI-assisted development tooling to accelerate delivery and build AI-enabled capability where it fits the client mission
• Set patterns other engineers follow: reference implementations, coding standards, review practices
• Brief client stakeholders on progress, tradeoffs, and risk; produce documentation that outlives the engagement

Skills

Java

C#

Python

JavaScript/Node.js

REST APIs

SQL databases

Bachelor's degree

U.S. citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

SkillStorm is hiring Forward Deployed Engineers. You’ll start with six weeks of paid AI engineering training and certification, then deploy to Fortune 100 clients and federal agencies. The first-year salary ranges from $95,000 to $120,000, with full benefits and 401(k).

You bring solid software development fundamentals; AI experience is not required, as training will bring you to the engineer level needed for on-site and remote client work.