Forward-Deployed AI Engineer — Production Systems

Tenex; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenex is building a software factory around coding agents to deliver production-ready systems that bridge business problems to real results. The platform emphasizes agent autonomy, end-to-end delivery, and collaboration with C-suite leaders to turn AI capabilities into measurable value.

The Associate Forward Deployed Engineer will own the outcome, work directly with customers, frame problems, and choose architectures, shipping integrated systems in production at the frontier of what is possible.

Qualifications

• Shipped production software that real users depend on.
• Built something real with LLMs and can honestly explain outcomes.
• Able to learn a new domain quickly and contribute within days.
• Capable of articulating a technical plan and defending it when challenged.

Responsibilities

• Embed with the customer to frame problems and define architecture.
• Decide on product direction and defend it when senior stakeholders disagree.
• Ship complete systems with architecture decisions and end-to-end ownership.
• Measure production outcomes and iterate after deployment.

Job description

Tenex is building a software factory around coding agents to deliver production-ready systems that bridge business problems to real results. The platform emphasizes agent autonomy, end-to-end delivery, and collaboration with C-suite leaders to turn AI capabilities into measurable value.

The Associate Forward Deployed Engineer will own the outcome, work directly with customers, frame problems, and choose architectures, shipping integrated systems in production at the frontier of what is possible.