Customer-Facing AI Deployment Engineer

Zebra; Lincolnshire, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Comprehensive benefits

Annual incentive program

Job summary

Zebra is seeking a highly technical Forward Deployed Software Engineer to deploy Zebra AI products and engineer customized solutions for customer environments. You will lead AI-driven software deployments, translate field challenges to core product teams, and guide the development of robust solutions that address customer pain points.

The role requires on-site work with customer teams, system design across AI-driven platforms, and hands-on leadership in multiple engineering disciplines.

Qualifications

• Experience deploying AI/ML models in customer environments.
• Ability to translate field challenges to product teams and improve models.
• Strong programming and software architecture skills.

Responsibilities

• Work on-site with customer teams to remove blockers and drive adoption.
• Design and test AI-driven software in customer environments.
• Lead software design projects and ensure quality across development phases.
• Architect AI-driven systems aligned with business goals.
• Develop data pipelines for on-prem and edge processing.

Skills

AI/ML deployment

Cloud experience

Education

Bachelor’s or higher in CS/SE

Tools

NVIDIA CUDA

Edge devices

Android

Job description

Zebra is seeking a highly technical Forward Deployed Software Engineer to deploy Zebra AI products and engineer customized solutions for customer environments. You will lead AI-driven software deployments, translate field challenges to core product teams, and guide the development of robust solutions that address customer pain points.

The role requires on-site work with customer teams, system design across AI-driven platforms, and hands-on leadership in multiple engineering disciplines.