Applied AI Frontline Engineer — Enterprise Deployments

Stax - Deep Tech Talent; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast‑scaling AI-native software company in Austin, Texas, seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to design and implement AI-powered solutions for enterprise customers. This hands-on role involves working directly with clients to create scalable architectures and intelligent integrations. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in software engineering or AI/ML, proficiency with APIs, and familiarity with AWS, GCP, or Azure. Expect up to 30% travel for deployments and workshops.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software engineering, AI/ML engineering, or technical consulting.
• Experience working with LLMs, RAG architectures, or AI agents.
• Experience integrating systems via APIs, webhooks, and data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy AI agents and intelligent workflows.
• Build integrations with enterprise systems (CRMs, APIs, internal platforms).
• Develop proof-of-concepts and production integrations.
• Translate business problems into scalable AI architectures.
• Tune prompts, agent logic, and evaluation frameworks.

Skills

Software engineering

AI/ML engineering

Technical consulting

Strong communication skills

Customer empathy

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

A fast‑scaling AI-native software company in Austin, Texas, seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to design and implement AI-powered solutions for enterprise customers. This hands-on role involves working directly with clients to create scalable architectures and intelligent integrations. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in software engineering or AI/ML, proficiency with APIs, and familiarity with AWS, GCP, or Azure. Expect up to 30% travel for deployments and workshops.