Forward Deployed AI Engineer

Celigo, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Three weeks vacation

Wellness days and holidays

Parental leave

Monthly tech stipend

Job summary

Celigo, Inc. seeks a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to drive agentic transformations inside customer environments.

You will lead workshops with executives to identify AI opportunities, then collaborate with build teams to deliver production-grade, automated integration solutions using AI Studio, agentic workflows, and MCP server orchestration. The role emphasizes hands-on development, data collaboration, API design, and go-live support, with a focus on scalable, secure implementations across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in CS/Software Eng/IS
• 7+ years total exp., 4+ years in management/tech consulting with client engagement
• 3+ years AI development with frontier models and agentic services
• Proven ability to design and deliver scalable, production-grade integration solutions
• Experience across full delivery lifecycle and enterprise apps familiarity

Responsibilities

• Conduct workshops with exec teams, translate findings into design docs and project plans
• Utilize Celigo AI capabilities (AI Studio, agentic workflows, MCP)
• Coordinate with data teams on data quality and transformation needs
• Design intelligent prompts and develop AI agents to deliver real customer value
• Set up and maintain MCP servers for scalable integration runtimes
• Design APIs with endpoints, auth, versioning, governance
• Co-build with customers and partners, share enablement best practices
• Contribute to PoCs and MVPs, move from sketch to deployable quickly
• Perform end-to-end testing and validation of agentic solutions
• Ensure performance, security, governance; provide go-live and ongoing support
• Educate customers on Celigo platform’s agentic capabilities
• Mentor junior developers and participate in design reviews

Skills

Prompt engineering

LLM deployment

API integration

Cloud/SaaS platforms

Data transformation

Agentic architectures

Executive workshop facilitation

Client engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Software Eng/IS

Tools

API management tools

MCP servers

AI Studio

Job description

At Celigo, we believe integration should empower — not exhaust — innovation. As a modern Integration and Automation Platform (iPaaS), we’re on a mission to simplify how companies integrate, automate, and optimize processes. Powered by game-changing technology like runtime AI and prebuilt, mission-critical integrations, Celigo is redefining how businesses connect their world.

The Forward Deployed AI Engineer (FDAE) is a pioneering role at the heart of our customers' agentic transformations. Using Celigo's strategic frameworks, you'll conduct workshops and interviews with executive team members to identify critical business processes, core challenges, and AI opportunities that Celigo is uniquely positioned to solve - then you'll collaborate with Customer build teams to bring those solutions to life.

Embedded directly within Enterprise customer environments, this engineer drives rapid, measurable adoption of Celigo’s AI capabilities — including AI Studio, agentic workflows, and MCP server orchestration — by identifying high-value business processes ripe for automation and personally building production-grade solutions.

What would you do if hired?

• Conduct workshops and strategy sessions with executive teams, present findings, and translate into design documentation and project plans
• Utilize Celigo’s AI capabilities — including AI Studio, agentic workflows, and MCP server orchestration
• Coordinate with customer data teams to understand data quality and agentic transformation requirements
• Design intelligent prompts and develop AI agents and solutions that drive real value for customers
• Set up and maintain MCP servers for scalable integration runtime environments
• Design and manage APIs, including defining endpoints, authentication, versioning, and governance best practices
• Co-build alongside customers and partners, sharing best practices and enablement as you go
• Contribute to proofs-of-concept and MVPs that move from sketch to deployable in days, not weeks
• Perform end-to-end testing and validation of agentic solutions
• Ensure best practices in performance, security, and governance
• Provide go-live support, ongoing support, advisory services, and knowledge transfer to customers
• Educate customers on the use of Celigo platform’s agentic capabilities
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to solution design reviews

Who are we looking for?

Skills & Abilities

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex agentic issues
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills across business, technical, and executive audiences
• Client-facing professionalism with the ability to lead discussions, training, and advisory sessions
• Self-starter with strong ownership, attention to detail, and ability to work independently
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, client-driven environment
• Demonstrated business acumen and sound decision-making skills
• Drive to self-learn and showcase emerging technologies, including AI and automation, to elevate the practice

Technical Skills

• Strong experience with prompt engineering, using frontier LLM models, API integration and management to solve business problems
• Strong understanding of API lifecycle management, versioning, security, and governance
• Hands-on experience with cloud/SaaS platforms (Salesforce, Shopify, Amazon, etc.)
• Data transformation expertise (JSON, XML, CSV, EDI, mapping, normalization)
• Understanding of middleware and iPaaS architecture patterns
• Experience integrating and operationalizing AI/LLM services
• Familiarity with agentic architectures and orchestration concepts (e.g., Celigo agentic services, MCP servers)

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field is preferred
• 7+ years of total experience, ideally with 4+ years of experience in management / technical consulting with direct client engagement
• 3+ years of experience with AI development (frontier models, agentic services, MCP servers) with at least one production agent you can walk through
• Proven ability to design and deliver scalable, production-grade integration solutions
• Experience across the full delivery lifecycle (requirements through post-go-live support)
• Understanding of technologies such as Node.js, web services (SOAP/REST), and data transport formats (JSON, XML, EDI, flat files)
• Familiarity with enterprise applications (NetSuite, Salesforce, Amazon, Google, Shopify, HubSpot, etc.)
• Strong database fundamentals (SQL, data modeling, querying)
• Knowledge of legacy integration methods (FTP, ACH, fixed-width files, EDI) is a plus

Celigo reasonably expects to pay a base salary between $160,000 and $180,000 per year for this position. Actual starting base pay will be determined by skills, experience, geographic location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. Total compensation may also include variable incentives, benefits, or other perks as outlined in any formal employment offer made.

Celigo is proud to be

• A 2025 Gartner Customers’ Choice for iPaaS. The only vendor to receive this award.
• Celigo is a Visionary in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for iPaaS for the second consecutive year
• Celigo is ranked #1 iPaaS on G2 for multiple quarters and named a Leader in both B2B/EDI and API Management.
• Celigo is a leading intelligent automation platform that puts the power of automation in the hands of every team, unifying workflows from the predictable to the fully agentic in a single platform.
• Remote-first culture, built on trust, collaboration, and transparency
• A high-growth, inclusive work environment where innovation thrives and ideas are implemented
• Lightspeed learning opportunities to keep you at the leading edge of your field
• Exceptional coworkers who challenge and inspire you daily
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including:
• Three weeks of vacation (starting year one)
• Wellness days and holidays to recharge
• Parental leave and a generous benefits package
• Monthly tech stipend
• Recognition and career development opportunities

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

As a company, one of the values we hold most dear is fostering a safe, collaborative environment to bring out the best in us, so we created our Taking a Stand Initiative. Our TAS initiative is a volunteer committee open to all Celigans, with representation from underrepresented voices within our company. We believe, unequivocally, that everyone deserves to be in a place where they feel welcome as they are. Learn more about Taking a Stand .

Celigo is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.