Senior AI Solutions Engineer — Forward Deployed

International Business Machines Corporation; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting in the United States is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer – AI to work directly with clients to transform complex challenges into production-ready AI solutions.

You will prototype, deploy, and scale GenAI and agentic AI applications, integrating with cloud platforms and enterprise systems, while ensuring safety and reliability.

This role requires deep technical expertise, strong communication with stakeholders, and a passion for delivering measurable business value.

Qualifications

• 8-12+ years delivering production AI solutions.
• Strong Python and SQL programming skills.
• Experience with GenAI, RAG, and agentic AI workflows.
• Ability to communicate complex AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/Data Science.

Responsibilities

• Transform client challenges into production AI solutions.
• Prototype, deploy, and scale GenAI and agentic AI applications.
• Develop end-to-end GenAI, RAG, and agentic AI apps using LangGraph, CrewAI, and cloud platforms.
• Prepare data and integrate AI with enterprise systems.
• Apply MLOps/LLMOps, monitoring, and responsible AI practices.

Skills

Python & SQL proficiency

GenAI & agentic AI design

LLM deployment & evaluation

Client-facing communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Data Science

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

Vertex AI

AWS Bedrock

Azure AI Foundry

Google Vertex AI

Milvus

Elasticsearch

pgvector

Pinecone

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

IBM Consulting in the United States is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer – AI to work directly with clients to transform complex challenges into production-ready AI solutions.

You will prototype, deploy, and scale GenAI and agentic AI applications, integrating with cloud platforms and enterprise systems, while ensuring safety and reliability.

This role requires deep technical expertise, strong communication with stakeholders, and a passion for delivering measurable business value.