Forward-Deployed AI Engineer, Enterprise Platforms

Aimlroles; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

American Express is seeking a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to partner with business units and product teams to translate challenges into high-value AI solutions. You will work across Generative AI, agentic systems, and intelligent automation, delivering working software and scalable deployments.

The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, security, and credible opportunity validation from discovery to production adoption, with alignment to enterprise AI governance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years delivering software, technical solutions, or digital products in engineering or tech consulting.
• Experience translating business problems into AI-enabled technical solutions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-partnership skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy Generative AI, agentic AI, and intelligent automation solutions across enterprise platforms.
• Develop demonstrations and proofs of value to validate business impact.
• Lead adoption from prototyping to production ownership, ensuring reliability and security.

Skills

Generative AI

Agentic AI

Software engineering

Stakeholder leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Temporal

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Job description

American Express is seeking a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to partner with business units and product teams to translate challenges into high-value AI solutions. You will work across Generative AI, agentic systems, and intelligent automation, delivering working software and scalable deployments.

The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, security, and credible opportunity validation from discovery to production adoption, with alignment to enterprise AI governance.