Senior AI Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering

Nvidia

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$200,000–$322,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today

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About Nvidia

Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

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TL;DR · Senior AI Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering

The Senior AI Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering joins the AI & Automation Supply Chain Business Transformations team to build next-generation decision intelligence for supply chain operations. You will work directly with planners to convert business rules and constraints into production applications, including governed data pipelines, Ontology models, analytical functions, and AI agents. Key responsibilities involve building and owning applications on Palantir Foundry and AIP, managing automated testing, and defining agent autonomy boundaries. Required technical skills include Python, SQL, and experience with Palantir Foundry, AIP, Workshop, OSDK, and Pipeline Builder. You must demonstrate proficiency in software architecture, systems design, and integrating enterprise systems like ERP via APIs. The role solves complex supply-chain problems by combining analytical methods, optimization, and language models like NVIDIA Nemotron to improve decision quality and operational efficiency.

What does a AI Engineer earn in California?

Median $246150 from 108 postings across 18 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Build and own production supply-chain applications on Palantir Foundry and AIP, including data pipelines and Ontology models.
  • Convert business rules, constraints, and exception procedures into documented, versioned, and testable software.
  • Combine analytical methods, optimization, and language models to support operational supply-chain decisions.
  • Own automated testing and validation across application code, data pipelines, business rules, and agent workflows.
  • Define agent autonomy boundaries, human-in-the-loop workflows, and escalation strategies for AIP use cases.
  • Measure and capture operational results, including decision cycle time, manual effort, and decision quality.
  • Translate design requirements into user stories and lead technical design reviews and end-to-end integration testing.

What we're looking for

  • Demonstrated hands-on production delivery on Palantir Foundry and AIP, including Ontology design, Workshop, OSDK, and AIP Logic.
  • Working knowledge of Foundry governance, release management, branching, and environment promotion.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 12+ years of demonstrable experience in software architecture, systems design, or enterprise platform engineering.
  • Strong Python and SQL development skills with experience integrating enterprise systems through APIs or custom services.
  • Proven ability to implement complex business rules and strong automated testing, debugging, and release practices.
  • Practical experience integrating and evaluating language models, including open models such as NVIDIA Nemotron.
  • Supply-chain, manufacturing, planning, or operations research experience (preferred).

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