Forward-Deployed Engineer, AI GTM

NTT DATA North America; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 121,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k with company match

Paid time off

Health Savings Account

Life and AD&D insurance

Short/long-term disability

Job summary

NTT DATA North America in Plano, Texas seeks a Forward‑Deployed Engineer (FDE) to build demos, prototypes, and MVPs that translate client AI problems into tangible technical solutions. You will work with account teams and senior FDEs in a fast‑paced, client‑facing environment.

Responsibilities include supporting discovery workshops, executive demos, and technical deep dives, while ensuring prototypes align with scalable architecture, security, and deployment requirements.

Qualifications

• Approximately 5 years of experience in software engineering, AI engineering, data engineering, ML engineering, or related hands‑on technical roles.

Responsibilities

• Build demos, prototypes, proofs of concept, and MVPs that bring AI use cases to life for clients and account teams.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Python

JavaScript

TypeScript

FastAPI

Flask

React

LangChain

LlamaIndex

PyTorch

TensorFlow

OpenAI

Anthropic

Mistral

Google Gemini

Azure

AWS

GCP

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

Req ID: 383979

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. We are currently seeking a Forward-Deployed Engineer, AI GTM to join our team in Plano, Texas (US-TX), United States (US).

Forward-Deployed Engineer (FDE) – Manager

NTT DATA is a trusted global innovator of business and technology services, helping clients innovate, optimize, and transform for success. We strive to hire exceptional, innovative, and passionate individuals who want to grow with us.

Overview

The Forward‑Deployed Engineer is a client-facing builder within the AI GTM organization responsible for building demos, prototypes, proofs of concept, and MVPs that make AI opportunities tangible for clients and account teams. Working independently and in collaboration with senior FDEs and Solution Architects, this role translates client problems into working technical concepts using models, agents, data, workflows, integrations, and user experiences. It suits an engineer with solid hands‑on experience who is ready to own build work in a fast-paced, field‑facing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Build demos, prototypes, proofs of concept, and MVPs that bring AI use cases to life for clients and account teams.
• Translate client problems into working technical concepts using models, agents, data, workflows, APIs, integrations, and user experience patterns.
• Support discovery workshops, executive demos, technical deep dives, and proof‑of‑value sessions.
• Collaborate with senior FDEs and Solution Architects to align prototypes to scalable architecture, delivery paths, security expectations, and operational requirements.
• Work with ecosystem partner platforms across OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Google/Gemini, cloud, data, and enterprise technologies.
• Package prototypes into reusable assets, demo scripts, technical collateral, setup guides, and handoff materials.
• Validate technical feasibility, data dependencies, integration complexity, and implementation assumptions across the sales cycle.
• Help accelerate opportunity conversion by making AI solutions concrete, credible, and client‑specific.
• Contribute lessons learned, reusable code, prompts, and agent patterns back into the global FDE knowledge base.

Success Measures

• Pursuit deal volume, measured as total TCV value of AI deals where the FDE supported.
• Prototype‑to‑pipeline conversion, measured by demos, prototypes, or POCs that convert into qualified pipeline, funded POCs, or downstream implementation work.
• Utilization, reuse of technical assets, demo quality, and stakeholder feedback.
• Growth in technical depth, AI fluency, and delivery independence over time.

Basic Qualifications

• Approximately 5 years of experience in software engineering, AI engineering, data engineering, ML engineering, solution engineering, technical consulting, or related hands‑on technical roles.
• 2+ years of experience building or deploying AI, ML, GenAI, LLM, RAG, agentic AI, data science, or automation solutions.
• Hands‑on experience with programming languages and frameworks such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, FastAPI, Flask, React, LangChain, LlamaIndex, PyTorch, or TensorFlow.
• Experience integrating APIs, data sources, model providers, workflow tools, and cloud services into working demos or prototypes.
• Working knowledge of responsible AI, security, data handling, privacy, and enterprise deployment considerations.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Google/Gemini, Azure, AWS, GCP, Databricks, Snowflake, vector databases, or MLOps/LLMOps tooling.
• Experience working directly with clients, sales teams, or product teams to rapidly prototype solutions under ambiguous conditions.
• AI/ML, cloud, data engineering, or software engineering certifications.
• Strong technical curiosity, client empathy, communication, bias for action, and collaboration.
• Ability to travel as required for client and internal engagements.

NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for U.S.-based positions. The starting pay range for this remote role is $121,162.00-$280,469.00. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate’s actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications.

This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance.

This position is eligible for company benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution, flexible spending or health savings account, life and AD&D insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally-required benefits.

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise‑scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start‑up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

Whenever possible, we hire locally to NTT DATA offices or client sites. This ensures we can provide timely and effective support tailored to each client’s needs. While many positions offer remote or hybrid work options, these arrangements are subject to change based on client requirements. For employees near an NTT DATA office or client site, in‑office attendance may be required for meetings or events, depending on business needs. At NTT DATA, we are committed to staying flexible and meeting the evolving needs of both our clients and employees.

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