Sign up to access all features of our service.
  • Job search
  • Favorites
  • Create a CV
    New
  • Salaries
  • Subscriptions

AI Forward Deployed Engineer

$160k - $200k

Motion Recruitment

AI Forward Deployed Engineer
Location: New York City, NY (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full-Time

Our client is a global challenger network transforming marketing through technology, creativity, data, and artificial intelligence. As an AI Forward Deployed Engineer , you'll work directly with enterprise customers to deploy and scale cutting-edge AI solutions, including theirAI application suite powered by Palantir. This full-time opportunity is ideal for a customer-facing technical expert who thrives at the intersection of AI, enterprise data, solution architecture, and business transformation.

If you've ever wanted to be on the front lines of enterprise AI adoption, this is your chance. You'll partner directly with Fortune 1000 organizations, helping them move from AI experimentation to real-world business impact. This role offers a rare combination of consulting, architecture, implementation, and customer strategy, allowing you to influence executive stakeholders while remaining highly hands-on. You'll help build transformative AI-powered workflows, shape deployment methodologies, and become a trusted advisor to organizations navigating their AI journey. If you enjoy solving complex problems, working with emerging technology, and seeing your solutions come to life in production environments, this role offers tremendous growth and visibility.

Required Skills & Experience
  • 5+ years of experience in Solutions Architecture, Solutions Engineering, Technical Consulting, Implementation Consulting, Sales Engineering, AI Consulting, Enterprise Software, Digital Transformation, or related customer-facing technical roles
  • Experience working directly with enterprise customers in complex technology environments
  • Proven ability to translate business challenges into deployed technology solutions
  • Experience leading discovery sessions, workshops, solution design, onboarding, and implementation initiatives
  • Hands-on experience supporting customer deployments, pilots, proof-of-concepts, technical evaluations, and production rollouts
  • Strong understanding of enterprise data ecosystems, customer data platforms, analytics platforms, identity resolution, audience intelligence, and marketing technology environments
  • Experience with data mapping, workflow design, business process transformation, and solution configuration
  • Strong communication skills with executive and technical stakeholders
  • Excellent problem-solving abilities and comfort navigating ambiguity
  • Demonstrated ownership mentality with the ability to drive projects from concept through execution
Desired Skills & Experience
  • Experience with AI, machine learning, generative AI, agentic AI systems, intelligent automation, or enterprise AI deployment models
  • Familiarity with marketing technology, customer intelligence, analytics, and customer data platforms
  • Experience supporting technical sales processes, product demonstrations, onboarding programs, and solution adoption initiatives
  • Knowledge of Palantir Ontology, enterprise data architectures, workflow mapping, audience activation, and marketing measurement
  • Experience supporting Fortune 1000 organizations and enterprise-scale transformation efforts
  • Background working with marketing, media, customer experience, analytics, or growth-focused teams
What You Will Be Doing Tech Breakdown
  • 40% Enterprise AI Solutions & Generative AI Platforms
  • 25% Customer Data Platforms, Analytics & Data Architecture
  • 20% Solution Architecture, Workflow Design & Implementation
  • 15% Technical Consulting, Enablement & Adoption
Daily Responsibilities
  • 70% Hands On
  • 10% Management Duties
  • 20% Team Collaboration
Key Responsibilities
  • Partner with enterprise customers to understand business objectives, operational challenges, and AI transformation priorities
  • Collaborate with sales teams from discovery through deployment and adoption
  • Lead technical workshops, solution design sessions, demonstrations, and executive presentations
  • Architect and deploy AI-powered business solutions that drive measurable outcomes
  • Build customer-specific workflows, use cases, proofs of concept, and production-ready implementations
  • Own AI deployment efforts from discovery through rollout and operationalization
  • Work with customer data models, integrations, process mapping, and workflow optimization
  • Support Palantir-powered solutions including SATS and Stagwell Pulse
  • Troubleshoot technical and organizational challenges that impact adoption and implementation
  • Contribute to deployment frameworks, best practices, and enterprise AI methodologies
The Offer
  • Base Salary: $160,000 - $200,000
  • Commission-Based Incentive Compensation
  • Bonus Eligible
You will receive the following benefits:
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) Program
  • Generous PTO and Vacation Time
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Comprehensive Family Planning Benefits
  • Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits
  • Professional Growth and Enterprise AI Exposure

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.
#LI-KA1

#J-18808-Ljbffr
Vacancy posted 1 day ago
Similar jobs that could be interesting for youBased on the AI Forward Deployed Engineer in New York, NY vacancy
  • $70.35k - $235.1k

     ...position. It is not a pen test engagement. A Cybersecurity Forward Deployed Engineer is a production engineer who works embedded inside a client’...  ...shoulder with their security and engineering teams—to make AI systems secure, governed, and resilient in real, complex organizational... 
    Suggested
    Full time
    Work experience placement
    Live in
    Work at office
    Local area

    Accenture

    New York, NY
    1 day ago
  • PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE *ALL* OF OUR JOB OPENINGS!Forward Deployed Engineer/Solutions Engineer The core of this role is developing a deep understanding...  ...or equivalent technical backgroundExperience working with AI or automation tools in a client-facing contextEarly-stage... 
    Suggested

    Three Pillars Recruiting

    New York, NY
    3 days ago
  • $200k - $300k

     ...partnering with a high-growth technology company that is building software and AI solutions for businesses across complex, technical industries. They’re looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer with 5+ years of experience to work directly with customers, identify high-... 
    Suggested
    Full time

    UMATR

    New York, NY
    1 day ago
  • $106.9k - $176.5k

     ...of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI - Senior - Financial ServicesEY is the only professional services firm with a separate business unit (“FSO”) that is... 
    Suggested
    Summer holiday
    Flexible hours

    EY (Ernst & Young)

    New York, NY
    1 day ago
  • $175k - $230k

    Aircall is a unicorn, AI-powered customer communications platform used by 22,000+ companies...  ...with Key Account Managers, from a first deployed use case to platform-wide expansion.About the TeamAircall's Forward Deployed Engineering team connects our innovative AI Agents... 
    Suggested
    Full time
    Worldwide

    Aircall

    New York, NY
    1 day ago
  •  ...organizations operate. We combine engineering rigor, product thinking, and cutting-edge AI to enable meaningful impact for...  ...of designing, building, and deploying agentic and generative AI-powered...  ...resilience to try another way forward. In return for your drive, determination... 
    Apprenticeship
    Easy work
    Flexible hours

    Redbeard Solutions

    New York, NY
    3 days ago
  •  ...across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust...  ...and experiences. Your role and responsibilities As a Forward Deployed Engineer - AI, you will work directly with clients to transform complex... 
    Worldwide

    IBM

    New York, NY
    5 days ago
  • $180k - $230k

     ...governance, and resilience to provide a trusted foundation for AI. More than 28,000 customers rely on the AvePoint Confidence...  ...AI trust, governance, and security, and actually build. The Forward Deployed Engineer (AI) is that partner. You are the technical face of... 
    Local area

    AvePoint

    New York, NY
    1 day ago
  •  ...A fast-growing AI technology company is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer/Technical Delivery Lead to lead enterprise AI implementations from discovery through production deployment. This role combines client-facing consulting, technical solution design, and hands-on... 
    Full time

    Harnham

    New York, NY
    4 days ago
  •  ...Plastic Labs in Brooklyn, NY is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to own enterprise customer relationships from pre-sales demos to post-sales integration for Honcho, its AI memory and identity infrastructure. The first dedicated FDE at a fast-growing neolab, you will... 

    Jobleads-US

    New York, NY
    2 days ago
  •  ...Job Description \n We are looking for a hands-on Forward Deployed Engineer to accelerate the development of an AI-powered, agentic analytics pipeline. \n This role requires a strong software engineer with practical experience in Agentic AI, LLMs, RAG, C#/.NET... 

    iTech US Inc

    New York, NY
    6 days ago
  •  ...Anthropic is hiring a Strategy & Operations Lead for Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE). You will partner with FDE leadership to plan headcount, capacity...  ..., Deal Desk, Legal, Revenue Ops, Partnerships and Applied AI, ensuring scalable operations as the FDE team grows and... 

    Jobleads-US

    New York, NY
    3 days ago
  • $166.9k - $278.1k

     ...same time the need to automate and streamline is rising.The opportunityWe are seeking a hands-on Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to own the end-to-end delivery of AI-native systems into a single client engagement in highly regulated industries such as tax, finance,... 
    Summer holiday
    Immediate start
    Flexible hours

    EY (Ernst & Young)

    New York, NY
    5 days ago
  •  ...Job Description Job Description Role Overview As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you’ll design, build, and support integrations between the...  ...client systems. You’ll work across APIs, cloud services, and AI frameworks (like LangChain and LLM APIs) to deliver intelligent... 

    Blue Machines AI

    New York, NY
    20 days ago
  • $220k - $300k

     ...institutions. In 2025, we started Handshake AI and built the fastest-growing AI data...  ...institutions Work together with engineers, scientists, operators, and more from Palantir...  ...largest scale. About the Role As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Handshake AI Enterprise, you... 
    Full time
    Work at office
    Remote work
    Flexible hours

    Handshake

    New York, NY
    4 days ago
  • $200k - $300k

     ...Job Description Job Description Forward Deployed Engineer – AI & Engineering Automation Full-time | On-site | SoHo, New York City, NY $200,000–$300,000 base salary depending on experience, plus founding equity About This Role We are looking for a Forward... 
    Full time
    H1b
    Work at office
    Visa sponsorship

    Morgan Pinnacle Group

    New York, NY
    23 days ago
  •  ...Forward Deployed Engineering Lead Tech Stack: C#, Python, Cloud-Native SaaS, Data Platforms, AI/LLMs New York | Hybrid (3 Days Onsite) Competitive Salary + Benefits Harrington Starr has partnered with an innovative financial technology firm transforming how... 
    Full time

    Harrington Starr

    New York, NY
    3 days ago
  • $109k - $203k

    Are you a hands-on engineer who wants to build the next generation of legal AI solutions from the ground up?Thomson Reuters is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Legal) on our CoCounsel Forward Deployed Engineering team. In this role, you will help design, build, and deploy... 
    Full time
    Work at office
    Local area
    Flexible hours

    Thomson Reuters

    New York, NY
    1 day ago
  • $10k

     ...place to do it.About the RoleAs a software engineer on the AI Solutions team, you will co-lead...  ...launch, and operational handoff.Ensure deployed workflows are reliable, supportable, measurable...  ...architecture, technical consulting, forward deployed engineering, or pre-sales... 
    Full time
    Work at office
    Home office
    Flexible hours

    Ramp

    New York, NY
    4 days ago
  • $105.4k - $207.8k

     ...Summary We are looking for a highly skilled and client-facing Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to sit at the intersection of engineering excellence...  ...containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)Exposure to Agentic AI frameworks and tooling — including LangGraph, LangChain, or... 
    Local area

    Deloitte

    New York, NY
    3 days ago
  •  ...A global financial services organization is seeking a senior, hands-on Lead Forward Deployed Engineer to develop AI-enabled applications supporting brokerage, trading, and investment workflows. The position combines Python software engineering, agentic AI development... 
    Full time

    Madison-Davis, LLC

    New York, NY
    3 days ago
  • Maybern is seeking a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer in New York. This role involves leading client discovery, managing relationships, and architecting systems focusing on AI, optimization, and decision support. With a strong emphasis on technical solutioning and delivery... 
    Flexible hours

    Maybern

    New York, NY
    3 days ago
  • Position Summary At Deloitte, Forward Deployed Engineers (FDE) don’t just build AI solutions, they help clients turn AI ambition into enterprise-scale impact, pairing leading class engineering with pod-based delivery and vertical expertise. If you thrive at the... 
    Local area
    Shift work

    Deloitte

    New York, NY
    2 days ago
  • $200k - $285k

     ...building what comes next.Job Title:Lead Forward Deployed EngineerCompany:PrologisA day in the lifeThe...  ...to reimagine how work gets done with AI and leads the technical delivery of...  ...direction, guide Senior FDEs and partner engineers, resolve cross-functional blockers and create... 
    Permanent employment
    Full time
    Immediate start

    Prologis

    New York, NY
    1 day ago
  • $105.4k - $207.8k

     ...team is building the future of Deloitte’s business through new AI-native platforms and products. The team is responsible for...  ...by both winning the deal and delivering on it? As a Product Forward Deployed Engineer (pFDE), you'll be the GTM & Delivery engine for Signals, a... 
    Local area

    Deloitte

    New York, NY
    3 days ago
  • $105.4k - $207.8k

     ...future of Deloitte’s business through new AI-native platforms and products. The team...  ...is 100% dedicated to FastForward. Fast Forward is a flagship offering within this portfolio...  .... Position Summary As a Product Forward Deployed Engineer (pFDE), this role is the technical... 
    Work experience placement
    Local area

    Deloitte

    New York, NY
    3 days ago
  • $200k - $300k

     ...Eagle is a Client Project-backed AI holding company acquiring profitable architecture, engineering and construction firms and...  ...discovery through production deployment and adoption. Key Responsibilities...  ...~5-10 years in full-stack, forward-deployed or customer-facing... 

    ApTask

    New York, NY
    3 days ago
  •  ...Forward Deployed Software Engineer Encord is the universal data layer for AI that helps 300+ AI teams train and run models on the right data. Our platform indexes, curates, annotates, and evaluates data across the full AI lifecycle, from development through production... 
    Work at office
    Flexible hours

    Encord

    New York, NY
    5 days ago
  • $130k - $170k

     ...Forward Deployed EngineerNew YorkDatavations is a leading New York-based data and AI software specializing in the $2.3 trillion dollar building materials industry. Our platform...  ...satisfactionQuarterback account teams and engineering resources to drive success for our... 
    Work at office
    Local area

    Datavations

    New York, NY
    5 days ago
  • $180k - $200k

     ...Forward Deployed AI Engineer Location: New York, NY Compensation: $180-200K + Bonus US Citizens only; No Visa Sponsorship Candidates must be local Responsibilities: Partner with stakeholders to identify operational friction, map complex systems, and... 
    Local area
    Immediate start
    Visa sponsorship

    Open Systems Technologies

    New York, NY
    1 day ago

Do you want to receive more vacancies?

Subscribe and receive similar vacancies to AI Forward Deployed Engineer. Be the first to apply!