Forward-Deployed AI Engineer for Enterprise Solutions

Capgemini; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer in Jersey City to design, build, deploy, and scale AI-powered applications. You will lead AI/ML solution development, integrate AI into enterprise ecosystems, and rapidly prototype novel capabilities for business value.

The role requires deep software engineering and data engineering expertise with a focus on AI, ML, and Generative AI. Ideal candidates bring 8–10 years in software engineering or ML, strong Java/Python, LLMs, agent-based AI, and

Qualifications

• 8 to 10 years of experience in Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, or related domains.
• 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience designing and deploying Agentic AI and Generative AI solutions.
• Strong proficiency in Java and/or Python with experience in REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, AI Agents, RAG architectures, prompt engineering, and AI evaluation frameworks.
• Experience working with MongoDB, Kafka, event‑driven architectures, and enterprise‑scale applications.
• Strong SQL and data engineering expertise, including Spark and Databricks.
• Proven experience deploying, monitoring, and supporting production AI/ML solutions at enterprise scale.
• Excellent problem‑solving, stakeholder management, communication, and customer‑facing solution engineering skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy production‑grade AI/ML solutions leveraging Traditional ML, LLMs, Agentic AI, RAG, and workflow automation frameworks.
• Build scalable backend services, APIs, and microservices using Java/Python, MongoDB, Kafka, and event‑driven architectures.
• Develop intelligent AI agents using tool calling, MCP, prompt engineering, context management, guardrails, and evaluation frameworks.
• Integrate AI solutions with enterprise applications, business workflows, APIs, and data platforms to drive operational outcomes.
• Analyze operational and historical data using SQL, Spark, and Databricks to identify root causes and implement data‑driven solutions.
• Collaborate with Operations teams and business stakeholders to rapidly prototype, deploy, measure impact, and scale AI‑powered solutions.

Skills

Java

Python

REST APIs

Microservices

Distributed systems

AI/ML Engineering

LLMs

Agentic AI

Generative AI

Data engineering

SQL

Spark

Databricks

Tools

MongoDB

Kafka

Spark

Databricks

Job description

Capgemini seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer in Jersey City to design, build, deploy, and scale AI-powered applications. You will lead AI/ML solution development, integrate AI into enterprise ecosystems, and rapidly prototype novel capabilities for business value.

The role requires deep software engineering and data engineering expertise with a focus on AI, ML, and Generative AI. Ideal candidates bring 8–10 years in software engineering or ML, strong Java/Python, LLMs, agent-based AI, and