Embedded AI Engineer — Mission-Critical, Customer-Facing

Mosaic.tech; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Legion is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer in the D.C. area to work directly with customers to design and build custom workflows atop our agentic AI platform.

You will sit with end users, translate requirements into working systems, and ship practical solutions in constrained environments. You will spend 80–100% embedded with customers, handling mission workflows, integration with enterprise tools, and continuous iteration while collaborating with product and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Forward Deployed Engineering or similar customer‑facing tech roles.
• Experience building and shipping full‑stack applications or prototypes in production or near‑production environments.
• Proficiency in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience integrating with enterprise systems (e.g., Microsoft O365, Palantir Foundry, Databricks, ServiceNow, Atlassian).
• Ability to build simple UI/UX using frameworks like Node.js, Next.js, or React.
• Proven ability to operate autonomously and solve ambiguous problems.
• Strong communication skills with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Experience working in classified or restricted environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Embed with customer teams to understand mission workflows and constraints.
• Design and build custom applications and workflows on top of the platform.
• Rapidly prototype and iterate agentic AI solutions in real‑world environments.
• Translate non‑technical user needs into technical implementations.
• Operate independently in forward‑deployed environments with minimal oversight.
• Gather and synthesize product feedback and usage insights.
• Collaborate with product engineering to influence roadmap and capabilities.
• Integrate with enterprise systems and build lightweight UI components as needed.
• Support deployment, troubleshooting, and ongoing iteration in the field.

Skills

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

UI/UX

Node.js

Next.js

React

Autonomy

Communication

Tools

Microsoft O365

Palantir Foundry

Databricks

ServiceNow

Atlassian

Job description

Legion is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer in the D.C. area to work directly with customers to design and build custom workflows atop our agentic AI platform.

You will sit with end users, translate requirements into working systems, and ship practical solutions in constrained environments. You will spend 80–100% embedded with customers, handling mission workflows, integration with enterprise tools, and continuous iteration while collaborating with product and engineering teams.