Forward-Deployed AI Agent Engineer

Techunting; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Techunting in Chicago, IL seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to work directly with product and engineering teams to rapidly design, prototype, and deploy solutions that solve high-priority business problems.

This role combines AI agent development with full-stack work, delivering production-grade prototypes in days and building intuitive dashboards for business users while upholding security and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Lead solution design for complex, cross-functional data and AI problems—from discovery to technical blueprint.
• Define and communicate architecture decisions to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Design scalable, modular systems balancing speed with security and reliability.
• Participate in architecture reviews ensuring alignment with platform standards.
• Create architecture diagrams, data flow maps, API contracts, and solution briefs.
• Design and deliver working prototypes within days to weeks.
• Translate ambiguous requirements into concrete technical solutions with minimal hand-holding.
• Keep prototypes production-ready with enterprise-grade quality.

Job description

Techunting in Chicago, IL seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to work directly with product and engineering teams to rapidly design, prototype, and deploy solutions that solve high-priority business problems.

This role combines AI agent development with full-stack work, delivering production-grade prototypes in days and building intuitive dashboards for business users while upholding security and reliability.