Customer-Facing AI Production Engineer - Forward Deployed

United States Digital Space LLC; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in Menlo Park is looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to join their Applied AI team. This role involves working with strategic customers to design and develop production AI systems, requiring 25% onsite customer engagement.

The ideal candidate will have strong engineering skills, particularly in LLM applications, and the ability to lead multi-engineer commitments while remaining hands-on in architecture. A passion for building actual AI systems instead of prototypes is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience building and shipping customer-facing AI systems end to end.
• Ability to work in ambiguous situations and develop production AI systems.
• Experience mentoring other engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, deploy, and improve production AI systems.
• Work directly with strategic customers to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Travel for at least 25% of the time to engage with customers onsite.

Skills

Experience with LLM applications

Ability to lead AI engagements

Hands-on architecture and implementation

Strong engineering skills

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC in Menlo Park is looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to join their Applied AI team. This role involves working with strategic customers to design and develop production AI systems, requiring 25% onsite customer engagement.

The ideal candidate will have strong engineering skills, particularly in LLM applications, and the ability to lead multi-engineer commitments while remaining hands-on in architecture. A passion for building actual AI systems instead of prototypes is essential.