Forward Deployed Engineer
PrimisAbout the role
Forward Deployed Engineer | AI Startup | NYC
Primis is partnered with a well-funded AI startup building an observability and evaluation platform for AI applications in production.
They're Series C, backed by strong institutional investors, with significant funding behind them and a growing customer base of Fortune 500 enterprises.
They're hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to join a growing Solutions Engineering team and act as a trusted technical advisor to enterprise customers.
What you'll work on:
Partner with enterprise ML and GenAI teams to help them understand and improve how their AI performs in production
Lead technical discussions with data scientists and engineers, then shift gears to business conversations with directors and executives
Advise on GenAI and ML best practices, model evaluation, and production deployment
Demo the product to both technical and non-technical audiences
Feed customer insights back into the product roadmap by working closely with engineering and product teams
Identify and drive expansion opportunities within existing accounts
What we're looking for:
Background as a Data Scientist, ML Engineer, or Engineer working with ML or GenAI applications in produ ction
Hands-on experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Familiarity with ML frameworks and LLM/agentic tooling
Solid understanding of the ML lifecycle - feature generation, training, deployment, and real-time scoring
Proficiency in Python or another programming language
Strong communicator who can make complex technical concepts accessible to any audience
Previous customer-facing experience (Solutions Architect, Sales Engineer, CSE, Consultant) is a strong plus
Remote with offices in NYC or SF
Interested? Apply or message me directly for more info.
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Responsibilities
- Partner with enterprise ML and GenAI teams to improve AI performance in production
- Lead technical discussions with data scientists and engineers
- Advise on GenAI and ML best practices and production deployment
- Demo the product to technical and non-technical audiences
- Feed customer insights into the product roadmap
- Identify and drive expansion opportunities within existing accounts
Qualifications
- Background as a Data Scientist, ML Engineer, or Engineer with ML or GenAI applications
- Hands-on experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Familiarity with ML frameworks and LLM/agentic tooling
- Solid understanding of the ML lifecycle
- Proficiency in Python or another programming language
- Strong communication skills for technical concepts
- Previous customer-facing experience is a strong plus
Skills mentioned
About Primis
Primis is a provider of talent solutions to the technology sector across the UK and US. We are on a mission to work with our clients and educate them on the importance of D&I when it comes to building out teams and organisations. We understand that as a business we are only as good as the people we employ and work with, so we put people first in every decision we make. Get in touch today: London : 0203 854 9777 Manchester: 0161 394 1036 New York : 646 630 8467 hello@primis-talent.com careers@primis-talent.com (we are hiring!)