Senior Forward-Deployed AI Engineer - Production Outcomes

Coforge; New Jersey; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Coforge is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to drive outcomes for clients across NYC, Princeton, Dallas, Chicago and Santa Clara. You will lead a pod of engineers to architect and ship production-grade solutions inside complex security and data residency constraints.

The role demands 6–10 years shipping production software, experience with agentic systems in regulated environments, and the ability to guide senior engineers as a technical lead on client engagements.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years shipping production software.
• Experience deploying agentic systems in regulated environments.
• Led a small team or senior-level guidance role.

Responsibilities

• Own a client outcome end to end.
• Command a pod: lead associate FDEs and AI agents.
• Architect and ship into production within client security, data residency and legacy stacks.
• Act as the engagement's de facto CTO—translate client problems into scope and shipped software.

Skills

Forward Deployed Engineering

AI & Agentic Systems Development

Solution Architecture

Software Delivery

Job description

Coforge is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to drive outcomes for clients across NYC, Princeton, Dallas, Chicago and Santa Clara. You will lead a pod of engineers to architect and ship production-grade solutions inside complex security and data residency constraints.

The role demands 6–10 years shipping production software, experience with agentic systems in regulated environments, and the ability to guide senior engineers as a technical lead on client engagements.