Lead AI Applications Engineer (Forward-Deployed)

5000 Kyndryl Japan KK; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Be Well program

Hybrid-friendly culture

Job summary

Kyndryl Inc. is seeking a Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Application Engineer) to engage directly with clients, translate business challenges into AI concepts, and drive architecture design for generative and agentic AI solutions.

You will lead workshops, manage risk, oversee deployment across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud, and turn insights into reusable assets. This hybrid role supports your growth through Be Well programs and collaborative teams.

Qualifications

• Software development experience using one or more technologies such as Python, C#, Java, JavaScript, Node.js, or TypeScript.
• Experience translating challenges into technical requirements and execution plans through dialogue with clients or internal stakeholders.
• Experience with architecture decisions, technology selection, quality, and technical risks.

Responsibilities

• Engage directly with clients to structure their business and operational challenges and propose AI use cases, expected value, and implementation approaches.
• Lead workshops and similar sessions to clarify requirements, scope, and evaluation metrics, while leading technology selection and architecture design.
• Drive solution design, implementation, testing, and deployment by combining generative AI, LLMs, RAG, agentic AI, APIs, cloud technologies, and data platforms.
• Manage tasks, quality, and technical risks, and guide the team in delivering results through code reviews and technical support.
• Assess usage and outcomes after production deployment, and lead continuous improvement to realize the value agreed upon with clients.
• Turn insights and outcomes from engagements into reusable code, methodologies, and templates to support new proposals and generate new business opportunities.

Skills

Python

C#

Java

JavaScript

Node.js

TypeScript

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Job description

Kyndryl Inc. is seeking a Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Application Engineer) to engage directly with clients, translate business challenges into AI concepts, and drive architecture design for generative and agentic AI solutions.

You will lead workshops, manage risk, oversee deployment across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud, and turn insights into reusable assets. This hybrid role supports your growth through Be Well programs and collaborative teams.