Enterprise AI Engineer for Production Apps & Integrations

AHEAD; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid company holidays

Paid time off

Paid parental and caregiver leave

Job summary

AHEAD is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to design, build, and run production AI applications on enterprise GPT platforms. You will work with business stakeholders and a cross-functional team to deliver AI-enabled solutions end-to-end, from discovery to rollout and optimization.

The role emphasizes translating ambiguous needs into practical AI patterns, including orchestration, model integration, observability, and secure deployment, within a collaborative, embedded team model.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Data and Analytics.
• Experience in Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineer, Integration Engineer, Automation Engineer, or similar roles.
• Experience designing or supporting AI-enabled solutions in production environments.
• Familiarity with evaluation approaches and quality metrics.
• Knowledge of AI patterns such as retrieval-augmented generation and human-in-the-loop workflows.
• Ability to integrate enterprise applications via APIs, webhooks, and automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship agents and multi-step workflows on Enterprise GPT Platforms.
• Apply AI solution patterns including RAG, orchestration, and API-based automation.
• Create connections to ingest data from Salesforce, ServiceNow, SharePoint/Teams, email, and internal APIs.
• Extend capabilities with MCP-based integrations and context-aware workflows.
• Ensure solutions are secure, reliable, observable, and compliant with enterprise standards.
• Create reusable templates and solution patterns across teams.
• Identify business friction and rapidly prototype MVPs into scalable solutions.
• Partner with stakeholders to prioritize high-impact use cases.

Skills

AI design

Workflow orchestration

Agent development

API integration

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Data and Analytics

Tools

Glean

Claude

Agent Builder

n8n

Zapier

Make

Salesforce

ServiceNow

SharePoint/Teams

REST APIs

Webhooks

Job description

AHEAD is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to design, build, and run production AI applications on enterprise GPT platforms. You will work with business stakeholders and a cross-functional team to deliver AI-enabled solutions end-to-end, from discovery to rollout and optimization.

The role emphasizes translating ambiguous needs into practical AI patterns, including orchestration, model integration, observability, and secure deployment, within a collaborative, embedded team model.