Forward Deployed Engineer, New Grad 2027

C3 AI; Redwood City, Northern (CA, KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Excellent benefits

Job summary

C3 AI, headquartered in Redwood City, seeks an early professional Forward Deployed Engineer to design, develop, and deploy AI-based enterprise applications at scale on the C3 Agentic AI Platform through hands-on customer engagements. This full-stack role builds scalable solutions, demos, proofs-of-technology, and production apps while collaborating with senior engineers.

Graduates in December 2026 or Summer/Fall 2027 are encouraged to apply; the role offers a dynamic team culture and strong

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed a BS/MS in CS, CE, or related field.
• Hands-on experience with data structures, algorithms, and cloud computing.
• Familiarity with agentic AI architectures and LLM tool calling concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-based enterprise applications at scale on the C3 Agentic AI Platform.
• Build tools to help users understand and analyze large-scale data.
• Debug, test, and improve customer applications and solutions.
• Assess technical risks and formulate mitigation strategies.
• Create specifications, technical docs, and user guides.
• Support customer demos, proofs-of-technology, and training sessions with senior engineers.

Skills

Data structures

Algorithms

Cloud computing

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

Profiling & optimization

Agentic AI architectures

Prompt engineering

LLM tool calling

Function execution

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Git

Cursor

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

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

C3 AI is seeking early professional Forward Deployed Engineers. As an Forward Deployed Engineer, you will design, develop, and deploy AI-based enterprise applications at scale on the C3 Agentic AI Platform through hands-on, customer-facing engagements, including demonstrations, proofs-of-technology, trials, and production applications. This is a full-stack software engineering role with direct customer exposure.

This role is open to candidates graduating in December 2026 or Summer/Fall 2027.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain performant and scalable applications on the C3 Agentic AI Platform.
• Build and improve tools that help users understand and analyze large-scale data.
• Perform debugging, troubleshooting, modifications, and unit testing of customer applications and solutions.
• Assess technical risks and formulate mitigation strategies.
• Develop specifications, technical documentation, and user support guides.
• Support technical demonstrations, proofs-of-technology, and customer training sessions alongside senior engineers.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor of Science or Master of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience with data structures, algorithms, cloud computing, relational or NoSQL databases, and profiling & optimization.
• Familiarity with agentic AI architectures, prompt engineering, or the fundamentals of LLM tool calling and function execution.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset, with a passion for solving complex engineering in collaboration with a team.
• Ability to operate with high autonomy in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to collaborate effectively and scale your impact across teams.
• Thrives in a fun, friendly, and intellectually stimulating team culture.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with Git or other version control software.
• Prior internship or project experience deploying applications at scale.
• Experience using modern developer AI workflows (e.g., Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) and understanding how they interact with underlying execution environments.

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

$120,000 — $150,000 USD

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