Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

SIEL AI; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first policy

On-site audits and key build phases

Job summary

SIEL AI is looking for a senior lead engineer to steer client engagements from discovery through to production handover. You will pair hands-on software development with close collaboration with client teams and senior decision-makers to design practical, scalable solutions.

This remote-first role includes on-site audits and key build phases, with travel to client sites varying by engagement. You will own delivery and mentor junior engineers as client teams learn to run the system independently.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering judgment across discovery, implementation, and production delivery.
• Ability to understand complex operational processes and translate them into system requirements.
• Confidence working directly with client teams and senior decision-makers.
• Willingness to own delivery through the point when a client team can run the system independently.
• Availability for regular travel to client sites during active engagements.

Responsibilities

• Audit operational workflows and identify how teams handle routine work and exceptions.
• Design and build systems that address suitable workflow problems.
• Guide an engagement from discovery through production and handover to the client’s team.
• Advise client leaders on project scope and whether a proposed solution is likely to deliver value.
• Work through implementation details such as reliability and retry behavior in tool‑calling systems.

Skills

Client-facing communication

Systems design

Software development

Job description

Role overview

Lead engineering for client engagements, taking operational workflows from initial assessment through to production systems that the client’s own team can operate. The work combines hands‑on software development with close collaboration with client teams and senior decision-makers, typically across one or two engagements at a time.

Responsibilities

• Audit operational workflows and identify how teams handle routine work and exceptions.
• Design and build systems that address suitable workflow problems.
• Guide an engagement from discovery through production and handover to the client’s team.
• Advise client leaders on project scope and whether a proposed solution is likely to deliver value.
• Work through implementation details such as reliability and retry behavior in tool‑calling systems.

Requirements

• Strong engineering judgment across discovery, implementation, and production delivery.
• Ability to understand complex operational processes and translate them into system requirements.
• Confidence working directly with client teams and senior decision-makers.
• Willingness to own delivery through the point when a client team can run the system independently.
• Availability for regular travel to client sites during active engagements.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote‑first, with on‑site work for audits and key build phases.
• Travel varies by engagement; a few days per month is described as a realistic average.