Forward-Deployed AI Engineer for Enterprise Solutions

OfferZen; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Wonderful.ai, as a client of OfferZen, seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer based in Johannesburg to work with enterprise clients on AI-driven deployments. You will design end-to-end solutions, own deployments, and collaborate with product and engineering to ship impactful, production-ready AI agents.

The role emphasizes hands-on execution, navigating ambiguity, and building systems that perform reliably in real-world scenarios for diverse customers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering or technical problem-solving experience.
• Strong fundamentals in software design and system thinking.
• Experience working across systems, integrations, and data flows.
• Comfort working directly with customers and owning ambiguous problems.
• Clear communication and ownership mindset.
• Interest in building AI-powered systems in practice.

Responsibilities

• Partner with customers to understand operational challenges and success criteria.
• Translate open-ended problems into clear technical designs and implementations.
• Build AI agents that integrate with customer systems and perform real tasks.
• Own deployments, including reliability, performance, and continuous improvement.
• Test with real data, measure outcomes, and iterate based on results.
• Collaborate with Product & Engineering to ship high-quality solutions.
• Contribute to tools, documentation, and best practices that scale customer delivery.

Skills

Software engineering

System design

Customer-facing

Ownership mindset

AI/automation interest

Job description

Wonderful.ai, as a client of OfferZen, seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer based in Johannesburg to work with enterprise clients on AI-driven deployments. You will design end-to-end solutions, own deployments, and collaborate with product and engineering to ship impactful, production-ready AI agents.

The role emphasizes hands-on execution, navigating ambiguity, and building systems that perform reliably in real-world scenarios for diverse customers.