Forward Deployed Engineer (Chicago)

C3.ai, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Competitive compensation

Generous equity plan

Job summary

C3 AI is seeking Forward Deployed Engineers to design, develop, and deploy full-stack AI-driven enterprise applications on the C3 AI Platform. You will work directly with customers to craft production-ready demos and proofs‑of‑technology.

The ideal candidate has hands-on software development experience with OO languages, strong communication skills, and willingness to travel to support customer implementations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM or comparable field.
• 2+ years professional software development with object-oriented programming languages.
• Strong verbal and written communication; ability to work effectively on a cross-functional team.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy applications. Engineer full-stack, AI-based enterprise applications on the C3 AI Platform.
• Mentor junior team members. Share coding standards and design techniques with less experienced engineers.
• Conduct design and code reviews. Review customer software applications for quality, architecture, and best practices.
• Test and enhance customer applications. Troubleshoot, test, and improve customer software applications directly and on behalf of customers.
• Deliver technical enablement. Lead technical deep-dives, product demonstrations, and customer training sessions.
• Write documentation. Produce application specifications, technical documentation, and supporting artifacts.
• Identify and mitigate risk. Continuously surface technical risks and gaps; devise mitigation strategies in anticipation of customer needs.
• Drive product improvement. Work closely with product management and engineering to improve the overall quality of C3 AI software.

Skills

Object-oriented programming

Cross-functional teamwork

Verbal & written communication

Analytical problem solving

Organizational skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Graduate degree in STEM

Tools

Git

JavaScript

Python

React

Redux

Vue

Backbone

Angular

Job description

C3 AI (NYSE: AI), is the Enterprise AI application software company. C3 AI delivers a family of fully integrated products including the C3 Agentic AI Platform, an end-to-end platform for developing, deploying, and operating enterprise AI applications, C3 AI applications, a portfolio of industry-specific SaaS enterprise AI applications that enable the digital transformation of organizations globally, and C3 Generative AI, a suite of domain-specific generative AI offerings for the enterprise. Learn more at: C3 AI

Forward Deployed Engineers

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will be engineering full-stack AI-driven web applications on the C3 AI Platform, working directly with customers to design, develop, and deploy production applications, demos, and proofs-of-technology. An ideal candidate possesses strategic and analytical aptitude, software development expertise, and excellent interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy applications. Engineer full-stack, AI-based enterprise applications on the C3 AI Platform.
• Mentor junior team members. Share coding standards and design techniques with less experienced engineers.
• Conduct design and code reviews. Review customer software applications for quality, architecture, and best practices.
• Test and enhance customer applications. Troubleshoot, test, and improve customer software applications directly and on behalf of customers.
• Deliver technical enablement. Lead technical deep-dives, product demonstrations, and customer training sessions.
• Write documentation. Produce application specifications, technical documentation, and supporting artifacts.
• Identify and mitigate risk. Continuously surface technical risks and gaps; devise mitigation strategies in anticipation of customer needs.
• Drive product improvement. Work closely with product management and engineering to improve the overall quality of C3 AI software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), or a comparable area of study.
• 2+ years of professional software development experience with object-oriented programming languages.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to work effectively on a cross-functional team.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Preferred qualifications

• Graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), or a comparable area of study.
• Experience deploying enterprise-scale applications.
• Experience working in a customer-facing role.
• Software development experience with JavaScript and Python.
• Experience with Git or other version control software.
• Experience working with JavaScript frameworks such as React, Redux, Vue, Backbone, or Angular.

C3 AI provides excellent benefits, a competitive compensation package and generous equity plan.

Illinois Base Pay Range

$120,000 — $158,000 USD

C3 AI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affinatve Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected characteristics, including disabled and veteran status.