ForwardDeployedEngineer(FDE)–AgenticAI,Americas

CONFISA INTERNATIONAL GROUP; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

SmartRecruiters, Inc. is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to operate at the intersection of executive problem framing, rapid engineering, and scalable architecture.

You will engage directly with client CXOs and senior leaders to identify a high-value wedge, build a working PoV in weeks, and translate it into a clear MVP path. You will be embedded in deals and client journeys—shipping real agentic systems, not slides.

Qualifications

• Executive-facing discovery and value shaping with CXOs.
• Identify rapid PoV wedges with measurable impact.
• Define MVP backlog and architecture decisions.
• Deliver production-ready handoffs to delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Engage with CXOs to translate business pain into an Outcome Thesis.
• Design and deploy agentic workflows across enterprise systems.
• Collaborate with Sales and Partner teams on PoV delivery.
• Communicate trade-offs of what to automate vs. what requires human-in-the-loop.

Skills

Executive-facing

Discovery

Value shaping

Proposals & PoV

Client-facing

Solutioning

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Salesforce

ServiceNow

SAP

Job description

• Full-time

Job Description

• RoleType:Client-facing,hands-onengineering+solutioning(pre-salesthroughearlydelivery)
• Location:MajorUShub(e.g.,NewYork,BayArea,Dallas,Chicago–flexiblefortherightcandidate).TravelExpected.
• BusinessUnit:(EnterpriseAIPlatforms&AgenticSolutions).

AboutCompany:

Globaltechnologyconsultinganddigitalsolutionscompanythatenablesenterprisesacrossindustriestoreimaginehowtheyoperate,compete,andgrow.Bycombiningdeepdomainknowledge,advancedengineering,andtransformationexpertise,deliversmeasurablebusinessimpactatscale.

EnterpriseAIbusinessunit,purpose builttohelporganizationsmovebeyondpilotsintoscaled,product iongradeAIadoption,functionalconsulting,anAIFoundry,andagenticAIplatformstodeliverintegratedsolutionsthattransformhowworkgetsdone acrosstheenterprise.OperatingacrossBanking,Insurance,Manufacturing,Retail/CPG,Energy&Utilities,Travel&Hospitality,HiTech,andMedia,workscloselywithindustryGTMteamstocreaterepeatableAIsolutions,accelerators,andtransformationprogramsalignedtorealbusinessoutcomes.

Rolesummary

AsaForwardDeployedEngineer(FDE),youwilloperateattheintersectionofexecutiveproblemframing,rapidengineering,andscalablearchitecture.YouwillengagedirectlywithclientCXOsandssseni orleaderstoidentifyahighvaluewedge,buildaworkingproofinweeks,andtranslatethatintoaclearpathtowardMVPandscaledrolloutonornayhyper-scalerplatforms.

Youwillbeembeddedindealsandclientjourneys—shippingrealagenticsystems,notslides.

KeyResponsibilities

1)Executive-facingdiscovery&valueshaping

• PartnerwithSales,ClientPartners,andleaderstorunCXO-levelworkingsessionsthattranslatebusinesspainintoanOutcomeThesis(KPItree,baseline,uplifthypothesis,operatingconstraints).
• Identifytheright “thin-slice”wedgeforarapidProofofValue(PoV):highsignal,measurable,lowdependency,enterprise-relevant.
• Communicatetrade-offsclearly:whattoautomatevsassist,wherehuman-in-the-loopisrequired,andwhat“safescale”entails.
• BuildarapidPoVthatdemonstratesbusinessimpact+technicalfeasibility trustworthiness
• Implementagentworkflowswithtooluse,integrationtoenterprisesystems,andlightweightUI/experienceforstakeholderclarity.
• Createinitialevaluationharness(tasksuccess,accuracy,policycompliance,tool-callsuccess,latency/cost)andcapturebaselinevsPoVlift.

3)Agenticblueprint&path-to-scalehandoff

• ProduceascalableAgenticBlueprint:agentroles,orchestrationpatterns,tools/APIs,data/knowledgestrategy,guardrails,observability,andHILescalation.
• DefineMVPbacklogandarchitecturedecisions:identity/access,audit,logging,fallbackdesign,policyboundaries,anddeploymentmodel.
• Handoffcleanlytodeliveryteams(MVPsquads/pods)withaproduction-readyplan.
• DesignsolutionsusingconstructsorhyperscalerAgenticAIfoundations(Foundry,knowledgefabric/RAGpatterns,agentorchestration,governance,observability/AgentOps
• Deployacrosshyperscalers(AWS/Azure/GCP)and/orclientenvironments;integratewithenterpriseapps(e.g.,ServiceNow,Salesforce,SAP,Microsoftstack).
• Ensurealignmentwithenterprisesecurity,privacy,andcompliancerequirements.

5)Dealacceleration&differentiation

• Serveasatechnical“closer”incompetitivepursuits:demos,workshops,architecturedeepdives,andtechnicalvalidation.
• Contributetothoughtleadershipandfield