Forward Deployment Engineer

SambaNova Systems

Forward Deployment Engineer embedding with enterprise customers to design and deploy GenAI applications. Collaborating across strategic product offerings to drive value implementation.

Posted 7/14/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $138,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in GenAI application development, including LLM orchestration and performance optimization, while effectively translating customer needs into actionable engineering feedback. Proven ability to engage with enterprise customers and deliver production AI/ML systems on cloud infrastructure.

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GenAI Application DevelopmentLLM OrchestrationPerformance BenchmarkingPython ProficiencyCloud Infrastructure Deployment

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Hard Skills

LLM OrchestrationRAG PipelinesPrompt EngineeringModel TrainingInference OptimizationQuantizationPerformance BenchmarkingPythonC++CUDA

Soft Skills

Customer EngagementTechnical DiscoveryExpectation ManagementPresentation Skills

Tools & Technologies

AWSAzureGCPKubernetesDockerMLOps

Industry Keywords

AI/ML SystemsProduction DeploymentTechnical Sales StrategyReference ArchitecturesField Reality Feedback

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Embed directly with strategic enterprise customers to design, build, and deploy production GenAI applications on SambaNova's SN40L platform and SambaStack based product portfolio.
Architect and implement LLM-powered workflows — including RAG pipelines, multi-agent systems, fine-tuning workflows, and coding solutions — tailored to each customer's data, infrastructure, and business goals.
Optimize AI inference performance on SambaNova hardware; benchmark model throughput, latency, and accuracy against customer requirements and competitor baselines.
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues end-to-end across model, software, and hardware layers — acting as the first and last line of technical escalation in the field.
Translate customer needs into clear product requirements and engineering feedback; serve as the primary voice of field reality to SambaNova's Product and Engineering teams.
Partner with Account Executives and Solutions Engineers to shape technical sales strategy, scope engagements, and demonstrate platform differentiation during evaluations and proof-of-concepts.
Develop reusable accelerators, reference architectures, and internal playbooks that scale learnings from one deployment to many.
Present technical findings, architecture decisions, and roadmap input at customer executive briefings and internal forums; represent SambaNova at industry conferences and events.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of hands-on engineering experience, with a strong record of shipping production AI/ML systems.
Deep expertise in GenAI application development: LLM orchestration, RAG, agentic frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, DSPy), prompt engineering, and evaluation pipelines.
Strong foundations in ML fundamentals — model training, fine-tuning, inference optimization, quantization, and performance benchmarking.
Proficiency in Python (required); working knowledge of C++ or CUDA a strong plus for hardware-layer debugging.
Experience deploying AI workloads on cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) and familiarity with containerization, orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker), and MLOps tooling.
Comfortable engaging directly with customers: able to run technical discovery, set expectations, push back constructively, and present to executive and practitioner audiences alike.
Bachelor's or graduate degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or equivalent practical experience.
Willingness to travel up to 50% to customer sites — flexible based on engagement needs.

Benefits

Comp & perks

95% premium coverage for employee medical insurance
77% premium coverage for dependents
Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Short/Long term Disability insurance
Basic Life insurance
Voluntary Life insurance
AD&D insurance plans
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options including Health Care, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care
Subscription to Headspace
Gympass+ membership with access to physical gyms
One Medical membership
Counseling services with Employee Assistance Program and more.