Forward Deployed Engineer - New Grad

Cagayan State University; California; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cagayan State University seeks an experienced software/AI engineer to work closely with customers, understand workflows, and translate needs into production-grade AI solutions. You will design and deploy scalable systems, APIs, and integrations with a strong emphasis on reliability and speed.

The role requires crafting architectures, owning end-to-end deployments, and collaborating with Product and Engineering to shape the roadmap in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Python; TypeScript/JavaScript is a plus.
• Ability to map business needs to technical solutions in production.
• Strong communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ownership mindset and independent work in fast-changing environments.

Responsibilities

• Embed with customers to understand workflows and success criteria.
• Design, build and deploy AI-driven solutions for real problems.
• Maintain production systems including APIs, integrations, monitoring, and feedback loops.
• Translate requirements into robust architectures and implementations.
• Own deployments end-to-end from scoping to launch and iteration.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to influence roadmap and system design.

Skills

Python

TypeScript/JavaScript

Requirements translation

Stakeholder communication

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Your Role

Here’s what you will be doing:

• Embed directly with customers to understand their workflows, constraints, and success criteria
• Design, build, and deploy AI-driven solutions tailored to real operational problems
• Build and maintain production systems including APIs, integrations, monitoring, and feedback loops
• Translate business requirements and customer needs into technical architectures and implementations
• Operate in high-stakes environments where reliability, speed, and judgment matter
• Identify patterns across customer deployments and feed insights back into core product and platform development
• Partner closely with Product and Engineering to influence roadmap, abstractions, and long-term system design
• Own deployments end-to-end, from initial scoping through launch and iteration

About You

The company is looking for:

• Strong proficiency in Python (TypeScript / JavaScript experience is a plus)
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Ability to translate ambiguous requirements into working, production-ready systems
• Strong communication skills and comfort working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• High ownership mindset with the ability to operate independently in fast-changing environments
• Experience with AI systems (LLMs, vector databases, prompt engineering, or agent frameworks) is a strong plus