Customer-Driven AI Deployment Engineer

AustinWorks; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Competitive compensation package

Job summary

AustinWorks is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to join a fast-growing applied AI company building tools that help engineering teams automate and accelerate software development. You will partner directly with engineering teams to understand their workflows and implement solutions that deliver real value in production environments.

This is a highly hands-on, technical role with a strong customer-facing component.

Qualifications

• Strong technical foundation with experience building software systems.
• Background in software engineering, solutions engineering, or a similar hybrid role.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfort operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments with ownership.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with customer engineering teams to understand problems and identify high-impact use cases.
• Build and implement solutions directly within real-world systems and codebases.
• Run technical demos, pilots, and proof-of-concepts.
• Collaborate across engineering and product teams to improve functionality and usability.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for a range of stakeholders.

Skills

Strong technical foundation

Software engineering background

Hybrid role experience

Clear communication

Job description

AustinWorks is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to join a fast-growing applied AI company building tools that help engineering teams automate and accelerate software development. You will partner directly with engineering teams to understand their workflows and implement solutions that deliver real value in production environments.

This is a highly hands-on, technical role with a strong customer-facing component.