On-Site NYC AI-Native Forward Deployed Engineer — Equity

People In AI

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 170,000 - 190,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

People In AI in New York City is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to join our on-site team. You will deliver production software that adapts a common platform to the intricate public-sector workflows and environments, handling integration with legacy databases and client-owned systems.

You’ll work closely with product and deployment teams, shaping architecture and tooling, while traveling about 20% and contributing to faster deployment cycles with AI-assisted coding.

Qualifications

Hands-on engineering in production environments.

Responsibilities

Build production software adapting a common platform for public-sector workflows and environments.
Translate ambiguous operational requirements into clear technical designs.
Architect and implement integrations across legacy databases, APIs, infrastructure, and client systems.
Determine which customizations stay in deployment and which become core platform features.
Partner with product and deployment teams to resolve technical challenges.
Identify repetitive work and create abstractions, tooling, and reusable components.
Debug and resolve production issues across unfamiliar systems and environments.
Leverage AI-native development tools to accelerate delivery while maintaining judgment.
Feed deployment insights back into product and engineering roadmap.

Skills

Software engineering

Production systems

APIs

Databases

AI tooling

Ownership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

On-site work

Tools

Claude

Codex

Job description

You’ll work closely with product and deployment teams, shaping architecture and tooling, while traveling about 20% and contributing to faster deployment cycles with AI-assisted coding.

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