Forward Deployed Engineer – Applied AI, Search

ChapsVision

Forward Deployed Engineer working on-site with a global manufacturing leader in applied AI and search technologies. Building production-grade applications and bridging business needs with technical solutions.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeColumbus • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Embed with the customer: Sit on-site at the customer's headquarters
Translate in both directions: Turn business priorities into a delivery plan
Lead technical discovery: Run the architecture discussions, whiteboarding, and discovery needed
Resolve blockers at the desk: Work through a rigid enterprise environment
Ship production artifacts: Write clean, production-grade code
Build workflows that use the right frontier LLM for the job
Manage high-scale indexing and search pipelines
Design clear process guardrails and required Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) checkpoints
Bridge PS and R&D: Sit between Professional Services delivery and core R&D
Accelerate the handover: Bring the product depth that helps the customer's embedded team
Champion safety & reliability: Keep a high bar for data privacy

Requirements

What you’ll need

Hands-on experience with agentic platforms and agent orchestration
A proven track record (8+ years) in a highly technical, customer-facing role such as Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineer, or client-facing Software Engineer
You can run a strategic account relationship
Solid, production-grade proficiency in Python and C#
Experience with AI-powered systems
Deep, practical experience with enterprise search engines
Hands-on experience building stateful multi-agent workflows
Experience in manufacturing settings, indexing very large structured and unstructured enterprise document lifecycles
You can move comfortably between deep technical debugging with developers and higher-level, risk-focused conversations

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision coverage
401(k) plan
generous time-off policy
annual learning and wellness stipend

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonC#AI-powered systemsenterprise search enginesstateful multi-agent workflowsproduction-grade codehigh-scale indexingsearch pipelinestechnical discoveryarchitecture discussions

Soft Skills

customer-facingstrategic account relationshipproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationleadershiprisk managementtechnical debuggingprocess designdata privacy