Forward Deployed Engineer - New Grad

Centro Escolar University; California; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Centro Escolar University is seeking an AI-focused engineer to embed with customers, understand their workflows, and deliver production-ready AI solutions. You will design and deploy scalable systems, including APIs and monitoring, translating business needs into technical architectures while collaborating with Product and Engineering to shape the roadmap.

strong ownership and clear communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Python and at least one JS-based language.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and deploying production systems.
• Ability to translate ambiguous requirements into working systems.
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Embed with customers to understand workflows and success criteria.
• Design, build, and deploy AI-driven solutions for real problems.
• Build and maintain production systems including APIs and monitoring.
• Translate business requirements into technical architectures.
• Operate deployments end-to-end from scoping to launch.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

JavaScript

AI systems

Prompt engineering

Agent frameworks

Vector databases

Strong ownership

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