Remote Forward Deployed Engineer, Applied AI (Contract)

AuraPath AI; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Part time

Job summary

AuraPath AI is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to turn complex customer problems into production software. This remote, independent contractor role spans the full delivery lifecycle, collaborating with client teams and engineering colleagues on architecture, user experience, and reliability.

You'll design AI applications and integrations across APIs and data systems, move prototypes to production with testing, access controls, monitoring, and documentation, and balance model capability with

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering skills in TypeScript and/or Python, including APIs and deployment.
• Ownership of production software with clear contribution and post-launch outcomes.
• Hands-on experience building with LLMs, including prompting, tool use or retrieval, and evaluating outputs.
• Fluency with AI development tools such as Claude Code or Codex, with ability to review and debug outputs.
• Clear written and spoken English and the ability to work through requirements with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Sound product judgment, initiative, and dependable follow-through when requirements evolve.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer workflows and business goals into clear technical requirements and practical delivery plans.
• Design and build AI applications, agents, and integrations across APIs, databases, and existing business systems.
• Take prototypes into production with evaluations, automated tests, access controls, monitoring, and clear documentation.
• Make thoughtful tradeoffs between model capability, reliability, latency, and cost; use conventional software where it fits best.
• Work directly with customers to demonstrate progress, explain technical decisions, and improve systems based on feedback.
• Contribute reusable components and share what you learn to improve how the team delivers.

Skills

TypeScript

Python

APIs

Data systems

Deployment

LLM tooling

Tools

Claude Code

Codex

Job description

AuraPath AI is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to turn complex customer problems into production software. This remote, independent contractor role spans the full delivery lifecycle, collaborating with client teams and engineering colleagues on architecture, user experience, and reliability.

You'll design AI applications and integrations across APIs and data systems, move prototypes to production with testing, access controls, monitoring, and documentation, and balance model capability with