Forward Deployed Engineer, Lead - AI Engineer
Reflection AI · New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
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At a glance
Highlights
- Own end-to-end delivery of complex agentic applications for enterprise customers.
- Bridge cutting-edge AI research with real-world enterprise deployments.
- Shape and scale the Forward Deployed Engineering organization from ground up.
What they offer
- Top-tier compensation with salary and equity
- Stock options for all employees
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and life insurance plus wellness allowance
- Lunch and dinner provided in the office daily
- 22 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents
- Unlimited PTO in the US and 30 days in the UK
- Regular off-sites, happy hours and team celebrations
Ideal candidate
Customer-obsessed technical leader with startup drive who thrives owning complex enterprise deployments end-to-end and turning research into real business impact.
Requirements
- Strong software engineering background with experience shipping production-grade systems (Python, Typescript)
- Proven track record deploying enterprise software in cloud or hybrid environments using Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD
- Deep understanding of ML concepts and hands-on experience with vector databases, RAG pipelines, agent orchestration, evaluations and fine-tuning
- 6+ years software engineering experience including 2+ years in technical leadership delivering AI-driven enterprise solutions
- Demonstrated ability and interest to work in customer-facing environments and deliver tangible business outcomes
- Self-starter with high agency and ownership excelling in fast-paced startup environments
- visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship available
Lab profile
About Reflection AI
Research lab making intelligence open and accessible for everyone to use, customize, and build on.
What they build
- Open foundation models
- Aligned general agents
- Enterprise AI deployments
Known for
- Frontier model pre-training
- Post-training and alignment
- Distributed training infrastructure
- Secure cloud platform foundations