Forward Deployed Engineer

Forward Deployed Engineer | AI Observability Startup | NYC

Primis is partnered with a series D AI startup in NYC building the leading observability and evaluation platform for AI agents and applications. They work with 150+ leading enterprises and Fortune 500 customers, and are backed by top-tier institutional investors. The team is made up of industry veterans who've built deep learning infrastructure, autonomous drones, ridesharing marketplaces, and ad tech at scale.

They're hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to act as a trusted technical advisor to their customers, helping the most sophisticated ML and GenAI teams in the world ship reliable, high-performing systems.

What you'll work on:

• Act as a trusted advisor to customers, building relationships with both technical and business stakeholders
• Advise on GenAI and ML best practices, and give product demos to technical and business audiences
• Run strategic business reviews for customers in partnership with the sales team
• Gather client goals and KPIs, working closely with the pre-sales engineering team
• Partner with product and engineering to help shape the roadmap
• Spearhead new opportunities within existing accounts to drive expansion

What we're looking for:

• Previous experience as a Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, or Engineer working with ML models or GenAI applications in production
• Comfortable working in public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Knowledge of ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Scikit-learn
• Knowledge of LLM and agentic frameworks such as LlamaIndex, LangGraph, and DSPy
• Understanding of ML/DS concepts and the model lifecycle: feature generation, training, deployment, batch and real-time scoring via REST APIs
• Understanding of GenAI concepts and the application evaluation and development lifecycle
• Proficiency in a programming language (Python, JS/TS, Java, Go, etc.)
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts
• A quick, self-directed learner who isn't daunted by the complexity of production ML deployments

Bonus points for:

• Prior engineering experience in Data Science, MLOps, ML frameworks, or LLM/agentic frameworks
• Customer-facing experience such as Solutions Architect, Implementation Specialist, Sales Engineer, Customer Success Engineer, Consultant, or Professional Services
• Experience with applications deployed on Kubernetes
• Experience demoing technical products to both business and technical audiences

Interested? Please apply for more info!

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