Forward Deployment AI Engineer

Forward Deployment AI Engineer

GadellNet Consulting Services is a rapidly growing IT company based in the Midwest, providing technical solutions to hundreds of businesses across various markets. We are a family-friendly company and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a creative, growth-oriented, and progressive work environment.

We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen our team and drive innovation, and we are intentional about creating an environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to bring their full selves to work.

As a Certified B Corporation, we are committed to considering the impact of our decisions on our employees, customers, suppliers, community, and environment. Join us in powering the missions of our team and our clients while making a difference in our communities. We encourage candidates to review our website to learn more about our values and company culture.

Position Summary:

GadellNet is looking for a Forward Deployment AI Engineer. As an FDE, you will work directly inside our clients' businesses-rolling up your sleeves to design, build, and deploy AI-powered solutions that create real operational impact. You won't be sitting behind a desk writing specs; you'll be on-site at small and mid-size businesses diagnosing inefficiencies, earning stakeholder trust, and shipping production-grade AI agents, automated workflows, and engineering solutions that change how these organizations run. This is a hands-on, client-facing engineering role built for someone who is as comfortable presenting to a business owner as they are writing Python.

Key Responsibilities:

• Embed directly with clients to discover operational pain points, map workflows, and identify high-ROI opportunities for AI and automation
• Design and build AI agents using frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, or similar — including tool-use, memory, and multi-agent orchestration patterns
• Develop AI-powered workflows that integrate with clients' existing systems (CRMs, ERPs, cloud platforms, communication tools, etc.)
• Engineer automation solutions across areas such as document processing, data extraction, reporting, customer communication, and internal operations
• Own the full delivery lifecycle-from scoping and architecture to build, testing, handoff, and lightweight documentation
• Train and enable client teams to maintain and iterate on solutions post-deployment
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor, translating complex AI capabilities into clear business value for non-technical stakeholders
• Contribute internally by codifying reusable components, playbooks, and delivery templates that scale across the practice

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future
• 2+ years of professional experience in software engineering, AI/ML engineering, or a technical consulting role
• Working proficiency in Python and familiarity with REST APIs and cloud services
• Hands-on experience building with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or similar)
• Understanding of prompt engineering, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), and agentic workflow patterns
• Ability to work independently in ambiguous, fast-moving client environments
• Strong communication skills-you can explain a vector database to a CFO without losing them

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with workflow automation platforms (Zapier, Make, n8n, or similar)
• Familiarity with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma) and embedding pipelines
• Exposure to low-code/no-code tools alongside custom-code solutions
• Prior client-facing, consulting, or forward-deployed engineering experience
• Experience working with SMB clients across industries such as professional services, healthcare, logistics, or retail

Values:

GadellNet serves businesses in multiple markets with outsourced technical expertise. We are poised for continued growth and looking for team players excited to power missions through technology. At GadellNet, our core values guide our decision-making processes, the overall empowerment of our employees, and the assignment of responsibility within our teams. Our team members support the values and goals of GadellNet, which fosters a one-of-a-kind service experience for our clients and establishes a culture that attracts and retains the top talent available in our markets.

At GadellNet, we live and celebrate our three core values:

• Make an Impact
• 100% Responsibility 0% Excuses
• Grow or Die

Benefits:

• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Paid time off, including parental leave and volunteer time.
• Flexible work environment
• Access to mental health services
• Employee matching donation program
• 401k and employer matching

Eligibility to work in the US: GadellNet does not offer work visa sponsorship for this role. All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application. Employment is contingent on verification of identity and eligibility to work in the United States.

If this role sounds like the right fit for you, we'd love to hear from you. Even if you don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply - you might be exactly what we need!