Forward Deployed AI Engineer

HTEC

Forward Deployed AI Engineer developing robust AI solutions that deliver business value at HTEC. Collaborating with customers on custom applications and enterprise systems using AI technology.

Posted 7/27/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and building production-ready AI applications, leveraging Large Language Models and coding assistants to deliver scalable solutions. Strong customer-facing skills and a collaborative mindset are essential for navigating technical requirements and fostering a culture of continuous learning.

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Large Language Models ExperienceProduction-Ready Software DevelopmentAI Tools ProficiencyCustomer-Facing SkillsProblem-Solving Mindset

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Hard Skills

Production-Ready Software DevelopmentLarge Language ModelsCoding AssistantsMultiple Programming LanguagesAI Application Development

Soft Skills

Problem-Solving MindsetCollaborative ApproachCustomer Engagement

Tools & Technologies

LangChainLlamaIndexClaude CodeCodexGitHub CopilotCursor

Industry Keywords

AI ApplicationsSoftware Development LifecycleRapid PrototypingEngineering CultureStartup Mentality

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

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About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build what the customer needs: Depending on the engagement, you'll design and develop custom AI applications, embed AI across a customer's SDLC, or build enterprise systems using AI tools that change how software is made. In every case, you're shipping production-ready work that integrates with the customer's environment and scales with their use cases.
Deliver solutions: Work across the full project lifecycle — understanding the requirements and system design and translating them into production grade solutions using AI tools for coding, testing, deployment, and support.
Collaborate directly with customers: Partner with customer engineering teams to understand technical constraints, gather requirements, and problem-solve together. You'll join customer calls to discuss tradeoffs, progress, and technical feasibility.
Work with world-class engineering teams: Collaborate with other HTEC engineers on projects, contributing your expertise and learning from others as you tackle complex AI challenges together.
Shape our engineering culture: Help define how we build, how we learn, and how we work together as we scale our engineering team.
Important context: We balance quality and speed: We love rapid prototyping but our code goes into production in customer environments. You need to enjoy balancing elegance with expediency.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong engineering fundamentals: You write exceptional code and deeply care about the craft. You have 5+ years of experience building elegant, production-ready software across multiple programming languages.
Experience with Large Language Models: Track record building scalable applications with LLMs, using frameworks like LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar tools. You understand the practical challenges of deploying AI in production.
Proficiency with coding assistants: You are a builder and you know where and how to leverage AI tools like Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor and more.
Problem-solving mindset: You love solving hard, new problems. You're comfortable in self-teaching, asking "why," and experimenting to tackle challenges you haven't seen before.
Customer-facing skills: You can navigate customer conversations skillfully, understand their needs deeply, and translate those into technical solutions that actually work.
Startup mentality: You jump in without instruction, embrace a "no job too big, no job too small" mindset, and want to contribute to building something exceptional.
Collaborative approach: You're comfortable helping others and asking for help. You value integrity and want to build a culture of continuous learning.

Benefits

Comp & perks

We balance quality and speed: We love rapid prototyping but our code goes into production in customer environments. You need to enjoy balancing elegance with expediency.
Variety over predictability: You'll work across customers, programming languages, industries, and projects. You won't become an expert in the same product suite or serve the same user every day. This variety keeps things interesting but isn't for everyone.
Customer proximity: You'll spend most of your time coding, but you'll be closer to customers than in most engineering roles. You'll interact with their engineering teams, understand their constraints, and ensure solutions fit their needs.