Client-Facing AI Engineer Lead

Guidehouse; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Guidehouse seeks an experienced Forward Deployed AI Engineer Lead to work directly with clients and multi-disciplinary teams to translate complex business needs into practical, production-ready AI solutions. You will operate at the intersection of AI, software engineering, data, and client delivery, driving prototypes, scalable implementations, and architecture decisions with senior stakeholders.

In this role you will mentor the next generation of Forward Deployed Engineers, design

Qualifications

• Experience delivering AI solutions to enterprise clients.
• Strong communication with stakeholders.
• Experience with LLMs and agent architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead forward-deployed engagements with clients.
• Prototype and productionize AI solutions.
• Mentor engineers and promote best practices.
• Collaborate with delivery teams to ensure client value.

Skills

Client engagement

AI system design

Mentorship

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

APIs

Vector databases

RAG tooling

Job description

Guidehouse seeks an experienced Forward Deployed AI Engineer Lead to work directly with clients and multi-disciplinary teams to translate complex business needs into practical, production-ready AI solutions. You will operate at the intersection of AI, software engineering, data, and client delivery, driving prototypes, scalable implementations, and architecture decisions with senior stakeholders.

In this role you will mentor the next generation of Forward Deployed Engineers, design