Client-Facing Forward Deployed AI Engineer

Guidehouse; United States; Remote; USD 113,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Rx Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Sick Time & Holidays

Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Tuition Reimbursement

Learning Opportunities & Certification

Mobility Stipend

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to work directly with clients and delivery teams, transforming complex needs into practical AI solutions. You will prototype, build, and deploy generative and agentic AI in enterprise environments, with MCP and multi-agent patterns, while collaborating with senior engineers and technical leads.

You will participate in client discovery, demonstrations, and knowledge transfer, applying modern software engineering practices and staying at the

Qualifications

• Must obtain and maintain a Federal PUBLIC TRUST; adjudication must be approved prior to onboarding.
• 3+ years of overall work experience in software/AI engineering or related technical delivery.
• Hands-on experience building generative AI or agentic AI solutions.
• Experience with MCP, A2A, and RAG patterns and enterprise tool integrations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients, technical leads, and delivery teams to translate needs into AI solutions.
• Prototype, build, test, and deploy generative AI and agentic applications in enterprise settings.
• Develop MCP-based integrations connecting AI apps with tools and enterprise systems.
• Work on end-to-end engineering, from design to demonstrations and client value delivery.
• Participate in code reviews and architecture discussions; learn and share best practices.

Skills

Forward Deployed AI

Client delivery

Generative AI

Software engineering

MCP (Model Context Protocol)

RAG (retrieval-augmented generation)

Agentic AI patterns

A2A/multi-agent patterns

Python/AI tooling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Claude APIs

APIs

Vector stores

Cloud services (AWS/Azure/Google)

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to work directly with clients and delivery teams, transforming complex needs into practical AI solutions. You will prototype, build, and deploy generative and agentic AI in enterprise environments, with MCP and multi-agent patterns, while collaborating with senior engineers and technical leads.

You will participate in client discovery, demonstrations, and knowledge transfer, applying modern software engineering practices and staying at the