Forward Deployed Engineer

Leena AI; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Leena AI is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to embed with enterprise customers, delivering AI-based HR, IT, and Operations solutions.

You will design integrations, write production code, and own deployments end-to-end, working with Workday, ServiceNow, SAP, Oracle, UKG, and SuccessFactors to move clients toward AI-powered automation at scale.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in a customer-facing engineering or professional services role.
• Proven track record deploying production-grade software inside enterprise environments.
• Strong proficiency in Python and production-quality coding.
• Deep experience with REST/SOAP APIs, OAuth 2.0, SAML/SSO and integration patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design integration blueprints and architectures directly with the client, then own the hands-on execution—translating your designs into working systems.
• Prototype custom integrations, API connectors, and workflow automation across enterprise systems.
• Own the end-to-end deployment and hypercare period post go-live.
• Serve as the senior technical point of contact for enterprise clients during active implementations.

Skills

Python

REST APIs

OAuth 2.0

SAML/SSO

Enterprise integration

Customer-facing

Tools

Workday

ServiceNow

SAP

Oracle PeopleSoft

UKG

SuccessFactors

Job description

As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Leena AI, you will embed directly with our most strategic enterprise customers to drive transformational AI adoption in HR, IT, and Operations. You will collaborate closely with customer teams to ship advanced AI applications—AI Colleagues, workflow automations, and enterprise integrations—that solve real-world business problems. This is not just a spec-writing role. You are in the field, inside the client’s environment, building and deploying production systems that move organizations from manual processes to AI-powered automation at scale.

The Forward Deployed Engineer owns technical delivery end-to-end of our most challenging customers. You'll gather requirements directly from the client, design the integration blueprint, align stakeholders on the approach, and then build it—writing production code, configuring the platform, and connecting enterprise systems. Beyond go-live, you continue to own the deployment: troubleshooting issues, evolving the implementation as client needs change, and serving as the technical point of contact through the lifetime of the account. Working closely with our Post-Sales, Product, and Engineering teams, you'll partner with engineers to unblock complex problems and feed real-world learnings back into the product. As one of our early FDEs, you'll help shape Leena AI's go-to-market motion. We expect our FDEs to operate autonomously, thrive under ambiguity, and represent Leena AI at the highest level in customer environments.

What We’re Looking For

Our customer conversations are 90% technical. We need one person who brings three things together—and that person is rare.

• Platform Mastery. You go deep on the Leena AI platform—fast. Within weeks, you can configure it, build on top of it, and push it to its limits inside a customer's environment without waiting for someone to tell you what's possible.
• Integration Expertise. Integrations are the highest-risk element of every enterprise deployment. You own and mitigate this risk. You navigate customer APIs, access constraints, and messy enterprise environments and get integrations live anyway.
• Customer Ownership. You control the room. You operate consultatively, adapt without a playbook, and build the trust that makes customers believe Leena AI is the right partner. You don’t need a PM to run point—you are the point.
  

Key Responsibilities

Integration Build & Execution

• Design integration blueprints and solution architectures directly with the client, then own the hands‑on execution—translating your designs into working systems without losing fidelity to agreed scope.
• Prototype custom integrations, API connectors, and workflow automation in Python, TypeScript, and JavaScript across enterprise systems including Workday, ServiceNow, SAP, Oracle, and UKG.
• Build and configure AI Colleagues, Agent Operating Procedures (AOPs), and Skills directly inside the client's environment—working within their systems, security constraints, and timelines.
• Navigate real‑world enterprise constraints—SSO/SAML/OIDC, legacy HRIS, data residency, and IT security gatekeeping—to get integrations across the finish line.
• Author Solution Design Documents (SDDs) with precision—flagging scope gaps or technical blockers early and looping in PMs or Engineering before they hit the client timeline.
• Identify non‑standard requirements early and align internal engineering resources to close gaps before they block delivery.
• Own the 2‑week hypercare period post go‑live, ensuring stability and rapid resolution of any production issues.
  

Enterprise Integration & Platform Expertise

• Understand and configure end-to-end integrations with HRIS, ITSM, payroll, and directory systems using REST APIs, webhooks, and out-of-box Leena AI connectors.

• Understand and configure complex authentication flows including OAuth 2.0, SAML, and API key management across client enterprise environments.
• Build and validate test cases for both internal UAT and client UAT, ensuring quality before go‑live.
• Debug and resolve 400/500‑series API errors, integration failures, and platform configuration issues with urgency and precision.
  

Client Partnership & Escalation Management

• Serve as the senior technical point of contact for enterprise clients during active implementations, participating in steering committees and technical working sessions.
• Act as a technical escalation resource for the broader Professional Services team—triaging issues, unblocking SCs and PMs, and providing authoritative answers to client technical questions.
• Proactively communicate risks, dependencies, and blockers to PMs and leadership before they become CIO‑level escalations.
• Participate in pre‑call readiness reviews to ensure no client‑facing question goes unanswered.
  

Knowledge Sharing & Team Enablement

• Identify and codify repeatable integration patterns from each deployment—building a library of reusable templates, connector configurations, and self‑serve documentation that accelerates future FDE engagements.
• Contribute to the AIC self‑serve lifecycle documentation library and platform backend training materials.
• Provide feedback to Solutions Consultants on what is and is not buildable within the platform—helping sharpen the quality of integration blueprints handed to the FDE team on future engagements.
• Contribute at least 3 reusable knowledge assets per quarter to the PS team knowledge base.

Requirements

• 8+ years in a customer‑facing engineering, professional services, or forward deployed role.
• Proven track record of deploying production‑grade software inside enterprise client environments, not just in sandboxes.
• Strong proficiency in Python and comfort writing production‑quality code under real‑world time constraints.
• Deep experience with REST/SOAP APIs, OAuth 2.0, SAML/SSO, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Hands‑on experience with enterprise HR or IT systems: Workday, ServiceNow, SAP, Oracle PeopleSoft, UKG, SuccessFactors, or similar.
• Ability to navigate ambiguous, fast‑moving situations and deliver outcomes without perfect requirements.
• Executive presence and confidence leading technical discussions with CIOs, IT Security teams, and senior enterprise stakeholders.
• Experience in a fast‑paced startup or high‑growth SaaS environment where you built structure from ambiguity.
• Maintain current knowledge of enterprise AI deployment patterns, LLM capabilities, agentic frameworks, and integration tooling—bringing emerging techniques back into Leena AI’s delivery playbook.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience deploying AI/LLM‑based products, agentic orchestration frameworks (LangGraph, CrewAI), or RAG‑based knowledge systems.
• Background in HR tech, ITSM optimization, or enterprise automation consulting.
• Familiarity with Leena AI’s platform including AIC, AOPs, Skills, and the Flow Dashboard.
• Experience building or contributing to implementation playbooks and reusable delivery frameworks.
• Track record of mentoring junior engineers or SCs on technical concepts.

Why Join Leena AI?

• Work at the forefront of enterprise AI and automation with a company that is defining the trends in this space—not following.
• Be the engineer who actually builds the integrations that make AI real inside the world’s largest companies—not the person who demos it or draws the diagram.
• Partner with a global team of innovators building industry‑defining technology across HR, IT, and operations.
• Be part of a dynamic, high‑growth company where your work directly impacts client retention, expansion, and Leena AI’s reputation in the market.
• Competitive compensation, meaningful equity, performance bonus tied to deployment outcomes, and rapid career growth opportunities.