Software Engineer V, Forward Deployed

xenergy; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

xenergy is seeking a Senior AI Platform Leader to steward the APEX platform, coordinate across engineering, manufacturing, regulatory, and operations. You will design, deploy, and scale AI-native solutions, guide architectural decisions, and drive enterprise-wide adoption of agentic AI workflows while ensuring high reliability and safety across nuclear-focused deployments.

The role emphasizes executive-facing communication, cross-functional leadership, and hands-on frontend/backend development

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• 15+ years of relevant experience in agentic AI workflows, LLM applications, and enterprise-scale AI solutioning.
• Advanced expertise in agentic AI workflows, LLM applications, and enterprise-scale AI solutioning.
• Extensive experience developing with React, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Strong proficiency with AWS services and cloud-native architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead organization-wide training strategies and frameworks for APEX platform capabilities and agentic AI workflows.
• Conduct advanced training sessions for executive sponsors, senior engineers, and functional leaders.
• Establish a scalable operating model for office hours, support channels, and technical advisory services.
• Deliver high-visibility presentations, demos, and roadshows highlighting new features and use cases.
• Provide editorial and technical oversight for APEX blogs, videos, and content produced by juniors.
• Partner with training to define long-term curriculum, certification pathways, and learning standards.
• Lead planning and execution of APEX workshops, summits, and external events.
• Oversee intake, triage, and prioritization of complex stakeholder feedback for product planning.
• Govern the APEX roadmap voting system to align with strategic priorities.
• Escalate complex support cases requiring deep technical investigation.
• Identify adoption gaps and develop enablement plans at scale.
• Cultivate relationships with senior stakeholders across engineering, manufacturing, regulatory, and operations.
• Voice the customer to shape long-term product direction and architecture.
• Architect advanced agentic AI workflows addressing multi-department challenges.
• Lead frontend development using React, TS, Tailwind, and Vite for reliability and scalability.
• Architect backend services with AWS (Lambda, ECS, DynamoDB) to support AI apps.
• Create proofs-of-concept and prototypes; mentor on prototyping approaches.
• Collaborate with leadership to influence feature prioritization and roadmaps.
• Lead user acceptance testing and readiness for deployment in high-stakes workflows.
• Maintain feedback loops between users, engineering, and product stakeholders.
• Guide integration architecture tying APEX to Workday, Deltek, P6, and more.
• Provide senior input during code reviews and promote best practices.
• Use AI-assisted tools to accelerate delivery and coach others.
• Document and standardize complex patterns and reference architectures.

Skills

Agentic AI workflows

React

TypeScript

AWS

LLM applications

Enterprise-scale AI

Stakeholder engagement

Front-end development

Cross-functional leadership

Vite

Education

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

Tools

React

TypeScript

Tailwind CSS

Vite

AWS

DynamoDB

Lambda

ECS

Job description

Job Description

This senior-level role serves as a strategic technical leader and organizational bridge between X‑energy's APEX platform development team and high‑impact stakeholders across the company. The Forward Deployed Software Engineer V drives enterprise‑wide adoption, effectiveness, and innovation of the APEX platform through advanced stakeholder engagement, technical leadership, and cross‑functional alignment.

This role requires deep expertise in agentic AI workflows and the ability to guide teams in designing, deploying, and scaling AI‑native solutions across engineering, manufacturing, regulatory, and operational domains.

In addition to enabling the organization, the Level V engineer contributes directly to complex product‑engineering initiatives, ensuring that platform capabilities address high‑risk, mission‑critical challenges. This position is instrumental in advancing X‑energy's mission to become an AI‑first organization and shaping industry‑leading standards for nuclear deployment speed, safety, and operational excellence.

Job Profile Tasks/Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of organization‑wide training strategies and frameworks for APEX platform capabilities and agentic AI workflows.
• Conduct advanced training sessions tailored for executive sponsors, senior engineers, and functional leaders.
• Establish and oversee a scalable operating model for office hours, support channels, and technical advisory services.
• Deliver high‑visibility presentations, demos, and roadshow sessions highlighting emerging features and strategic use cases.
• Provide editorial and technical oversight for APEX blogs, videos, and technical content produced by junior team members.
• Partner with the training organization to define long‑term curriculum structure, certification pathways, and learning standards.
• Lead planning and execution of APEX workshops, summits, and external‑facing events.
• Oversee intake, triage, and prioritization of complex stakeholder feedback; ensure insight integration into product planning.
• Govern the APEX roadmap voting system to ensure alignment with organizational strategic priorities.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex support cases requiring deep technical investigation.
• Identify systemic adoption gaps and develop strategic enablement plans to resolve them at scale.
• Cultivate long‑term relationships with senior stakeholders across engineering, manufacturing, regulatory, operations, and business units.
• Act as a senior voice of the customer, shaping long‑term product direction and architecture based on enterprise needs.
• Architect and implement advanced agentic AI workflows that address multi‑department, highly complex challenges.
• Lead development of robust front‑end solutions using React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and Vite, ensuring high reliability and scalability.
• Architect backend services using AWS technologies (Lambda, ECS, DynamoDB, etc.) to support mission‑critical AI‑powered applications.
• Drive creation of high‑quality proof‑of‑concepts and technical prototypes; mentor others on effective prototyping approaches.
• Collaborate with the AI and Application Development leadership team to influence feature prioritization, technical roadmaps, and platform strategy.
• Lead user acceptance testing cycles and ensure readiness for deployment across high‑stakes workflows.
• Establish and maintain structured feedback loops between users, engineering, and product stakeholders.
• Guide integration architecture connecting APEX to enterprise systems (Workday, Deltek, P6, etc.).
• Provide senior‑level input during code reviews; promote best practices and technical excellence.
• Leverage AI‑assisted development tools to accelerate delivery and coach others in using them effectively.
• Document and standardize complex technical patterns, integrations, and reference architectures for enterprise adoption
• Maintain professional demeanor and behavior at all times in all forms of communication
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager

Job Profile Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Skills required for this role are typically demonstrated by 15 plus yrs of relevant experience.
• Advanced expertise in agentic AI workflows, LLM applications, and enterprise-scale AI solutioning.
• Extensive experience developing with React, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Strong proficiency with AWS services and cloud‑native archi