Customer-Facing Forward-Deployed AI Engineer

Orbis Group; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 190,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

High ownership on ambitious projects

Opportunity for impactful work

Job summary

A fast-growing AI technology firm in Austin is seeking a Software Engineer (Forward-Deployed) to design and support complex AI systems in real-world environments. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in software engineering or DevOps, is proficient in Python and React, and has strong skills in Docker and Kubernetes. This role offers competitive compensation and involvement in high-impact projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering or DevOps experience in production environments.
• Fluent in Python and comfortable across frontend (React/TypeScript) and backend systems.
• Deep experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and ideally Helm.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and maintain production AI systems using Python, React, and modern DevOps tooling.
• Containerize and orchestrate services with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Design deployment playbooks and monitoring strategies for rollouts.

Skills

Software engineering

DevOps

Python

Frontend (React/TypeScript)

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

A fast-growing AI technology firm in Austin is seeking a Software Engineer (Forward-Deployed) to design and support complex AI systems in real-world environments. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in software engineering or DevOps, is proficient in Python and React, and has strong skills in Docker and Kubernetes. This role offers competitive compensation and involvement in high-impact projects.