Forward deployed AI Engineer

FreshTech; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

FreshTech in New York City seeks an Forward Deployed AI Engineer to identify high-impact AI opportunities and turn them into practical, production-ready solutions. You will work with operations, finance, legal, and executive teams to deploy AI-driven improvements.

Responsibilities include designing end-to-end AI workflows, translating processes into scalable systems, and collaborating with AI and engineering teams to enhance reusable capabilities.

Qualifications

• Requires hands-on experience shipping software or data/AI products.
• Proficient in Python; working knowledge of TypeScript and frontend tech.
• Strong product thinking and user-centred design instincts.
• Practical experience with modern AI/LLM tooling and governance.

Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritise AI opportunities with business teams.
• Design and build end-to-end AI workflows and applications.
• Translate business processes into reliable, scalable systems.
• Work with modern LLMs, agents, automation, and AI tooling.
• Develop intuitive solutions that users will adopt.
• Balance speed with security and reliability.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Frontend development

Product thinking

AI tooling

Stakeholder management

Independent work

Communication

Tools

AI tooling

LLM tooling

Job description

Forward Deployed AI Engineer | New York City | On-site

A leading investment and financial services organisation is seeking a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to identify high-impact opportunities for AI and turn them into practical, production-ready solutions.

This is a highly visible role working directly with teams across the business, including operations, finance, legal, executive support, and investment functions.

The opportunity

You’ll work closely with internal stakeholders to understand how work gets done, identify opportunities where AI can deliver meaningful efficiency gains, and then build solutions from idea through deployment.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with business teams to identify and prioritise AI opportunities
• Design and build end-to-end AI workflows and applications
• Translate ambiguous business processes into reliable, scalable systems
• Work with modern LLMs, agents, automation, and AI tooling
• Develop intuitive solutions that people genuinely want to use
• Balance speed and experimentation with security, reliability, and governance
• Collaborate with the wider AI and engineering teams to improve reusable capabilities
• Document solutions and enable teams to operate and extend them independently

What we’re looking for

• Good working experience building and shipping software or data/AI products
• Strong Python engineering skills
• Working knowledge of TypeScript and modern frontend development
• Strong product thinking and user-centred design instincts
• Practical experience with modern AI/LLM tooling
• Ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills
• Experience with AI agents, tool orchestration, evaluation frameworks, financial services, or production-grade security and reliability would be advantageous.

Location: New York City

Working arrangement: Fully office-based ( remote all of August)

This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of AI, engineering, and high-impact business problems, with direct exposure to senior stakeholders and the ability to see your work adopted across an organisation.