Enterprise AI Platform: Forward-Deployed AI Engineer

Aimlroles; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

American Express is seeking a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to partner with business units, product teams, and engineering organizations. You will translate business challenges into practical AI-driven solutions using Generative AI, agentic systems, and intelligent automation.

The role emphasizes delivering measurable outcomes with a strong focus on security, reliability, and governance. You will lead from discovery to production, balancing speed with enterprise requirements while working with

Qualifications

• Software engineering background with practical hands‑on coding experience.
• Experience delivering AI/ML or AI-enabled software products.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery sessions translating business needs into clear use cases and value propositions.
• Design, build, and deploy Generative AI, agentic AI, and automation solutions using enterprise platform capabilities.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure secure, reliable, and scalable implementations.
• Evaluate AI outputs for correctness, security, and architectural alignment.

Skills

Software engineering

AI systems design

Generative AI

Stakeholder collaboration

Architecture thinking

End-to-end systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Temporal

LangChain

Vector databases

APIs integration

Job description

American Express is seeking a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to partner with business units, product teams, and engineering organizations. You will translate business challenges into practical AI-driven solutions using Generative AI, agentic systems, and intelligent automation.

The role emphasizes delivering measurable outcomes with a strong focus on security, reliability, and governance. You will lead from discovery to production, balancing speed with enterprise requirements while working with