Client-Facing AI & Data Solutions Engineer

Jobot; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off and company holidays

Paid parental leave

Life and disability insurance

Professional development and training

Hybrid work flexibility

Performance-based bonus opportunities

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to serve as the bridge between client stakeholders and engineering teams. You will gather requirements from customers, design technical solutions, and deliver software that solves business problems in a client-facing capacity.

The role requires strong Python/SQL, cloud-native experience, and the ability to communicate with executives and engineers. Occasional travel to customer sites and a hybrid work model are expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Software/Data/ML/Solutions Engineering or Forward Deployed Engineering.
• Direct experience with external customers to define requirements and deliver software.
• Experience leading customer discovery sessions and architecture discussions.
• Strong Python and SQL skills.
• Experience building cloud-native apps, APIs, data pipelines, or AI-enabled solutions.
• Familiarity with AI technologies including LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI agents, or agentic workflows is highly desirable.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both executive leadership and technical engineering teams.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Bridge between external stakeholders and engineering teams to design technical solutions.
• Gather requirements, design architecture, and manage expectations to deliver software.
• Lead customer workshops and architecture discussions to translate business needs into technical outcomes.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear business value and outcomes.
• Provide hands-on engineering work when needed while coordinating with client teams.

Skills

Python

SQL

Customer-facing experience

Cloud-native development

Data engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Git

Docker

APIs

LLMs/RAG knowledge

Job description

Jobot is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to serve as the bridge between client stakeholders and engineering teams. You will gather requirements from customers, design technical solutions, and deliver software that solves business problems in a client-facing capacity.

The role requires strong Python/SQL, cloud-native experience, and the ability to communicate with executives and engineers. Occasional travel to customer sites and a hybrid work model are expected.