Remote AI Forward‑Deployed Engineer

Cognizant; Indianapolis (IN); Remote; USD 130,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company contributions

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

EAP

Paid holidays and PTO

Parental leave and fertility programs

Learning and development programs

Wellness resources

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to partner directly with clients to rapidly design, build, and deploy AI, data, cloud, and digital solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes.

You will serve as a trusted technical advisor, guiding organizations through digital transformation via modern cloud architectures, enterprise integrations, and next‑generation AI. This remote role is open to qualified applicants in the United States, with occasional travel to client sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, customer-facing roles.
• Strong programming in Python, Java, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Go.
• Experience building cloud-native solutions on Azure, AWS, or GCP including APIs, microservices, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, enterprise integrations, and client-facing consulting.
• Experience translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions and driving projects to production.

Responsibilities

• Partner with client stakeholders to understand objectives and act as a trusted technical advisor.
• Lead discovery workshops and solution envisioning to translate needs into architectures and roadmaps.
• Design, develop, and deploy cloud-native apps, APIs, microservices, and enterprise integrations.
• Build AI/ML/RAG solutions including AI copilots, intelligent workflows, and autonomous agents.
• Own technical delivery across client-facing initiatives and drive production readiness and adoption.

Skills

Python

Java

C#

JavaScript/TypeScript

Go

Education

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

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud Platform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to partner directly with clients to rapidly design, build, and deploy AI, data, cloud, and digital solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes.

You will serve as a trusted technical advisor, guiding organizations through digital transformation via modern cloud architectures, enterprise integrations, and next‑generation AI. This remote role is open to qualified applicants in the United States, with occasional travel to client sites.