Forward Deployed AI Engineer (f/m/x)

Sii Ltd.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AI Grant

AI Center of Excellence

Your tools, your choice

Real project variety

Conference support

Job summary

Sii Ltd. is seeking a Forward Deployed AI Engineer to work closely with client teams, define scope, estimate work, and deliver AI-enabled prototypes rapidly. You’ll explain what makes sense and guide projects from initial conversations to real deployments, owning the path end-to-end.

You’ll gain autonomy, influence strategy and growth of the AI business unit, and drive opportunities forward with cutting‑edge tools and models across diverse enterprise applications.

Job description

You sit with the business, not behind it. As a Forward Deployed AI Engineer, you’ll work side by side with our clients’ teams, find the problems worth solving, and ship AI products that solve them in weeks, not quarters. Part of the job is telling clients honestly what makes sense and what doesn’t, and explaining why. You own the whole path: from the first conversation with a business owner, through scoping, estimating, and budgeting the work, to a working prototype and a product in real use.

Can’t remember how to derive the backpropagation formula? Last saw a partial derivative in your second year at university? Don’t worry, nobody here will ask you to prove your loss function is differentiable. In this role, success means business impact. You’ll use foundation models, APIs, and modern AI frameworks to build products that solve real problems. You’ll prototype quickly, put things in front of users early, and use what you learn to decide what to build next. The AI landscape changes every few months, so you’ll need to pick up new tools and approaches as fast as they appear and judge which ones matter.

You’ll have a lot of autonomy and real influence. We’re looking for someone who spots opportunities, proposes solutions, and drives them forward without waiting to be told what to do. You’ll also help shape the strategy and growth of our AI business unit, so what you learn on projects will directly influence where we go next.

What we offer:

AI Grant — Stop talking about AI and start building it. Our AI Grant gives you a dedicated budget and resources to turn your wildest AI idea into a working project, backed by two paid weeks to focus on nothing else.

AI Center of Excellence — Work alongside specialists in agentic AI, sovereign AI, generative and discriminative AI. This isn’t a siloed team — it’s the people you’ll learn from and build with daily.

Your tools, your choice — Full access to AI-powered development tools including Claude, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot. Pick what works best for you.

Real project variety — From generative AI for legal document compliance, through agentic systems in manufacturing environments, to enterprise‑scale AI platforms, computer vision, and autonomous driving. You won’t get bored.

Conference and speaking support — Want to attend conferences? We’ll back you. Want to speak at them? Even better — we’ll support you with dedicated preparation time and bonuses.