Forward Deployed Engineer

AiR; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

AiR in Pretoria crafts cutting-edge AI infrastructure for enterprise clients. You will design and deploy end-to-end AI solutions, architect agentic workflows, and lead technical discovery to translate business needs into scalable software.

Join a team building production-grade systems with real-time capabilities, delivering client-site projects with hybrid flexibility in Pretoria.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of software engineering experience, ideally client-facing.
• Experience with LLM orchestration, RAG, or voice agents.
• Strong Python skills and API/webhook architecture knowledge.
• Familiarity with OpenAI, Gemini, vector databases, or serverless.
• Excellent communication for translating complex tech to clients.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy end-to-end AI solutions for enterprise clients.
• Architect agentic workflows and real-time systems.
• Lead technical discovery and translate business needs into solutions.
• Build and integrate event-driven automations.

Skills

LLM orchestration

Python

client-facing

API/webhook architecture

Voice agents

Tools

OpenAI

Gemini

vector databases

serverless

API design

Job description

Help us build cutting-edge AI infrastructure and real-time systems for leading companies. You'll embed with clients, architecting and shipping production-grade software that solves complex business problems.

What We're Looking For:

• 3-5 years of software engineering experience, ideally client-facing
• Experience with LLM orchestration, RAG, or voice agents
• Strong Python skills and API/webhook architecture knowledge
• Familiarity with OpenAI, Gemini, vector databases, or serverless
• Excellent communication for translating complex tech to clients

What You'll Do:

• Design and deploy end-to-end AI solutions for enterprise clients
• Architect agentic workflows and real-time systems
• Lead technical discovery and translate business needs into solutions
• Build and integrate event-driven automations

Why You'll Love It:

• Solve diverse, high-impact problems across industries
• Work hands-on with advanced AI technologies
• Hybrid flexibility with a focus on client-site delivery in Pretoria