Forward Deployed Engineer, AI
IBM
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IBM is a US-based global technology company providing hybrid cloud, AI, consulting, enterprise software, and IT infrastructure products and services.
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Listed pay typically runs $180,812–$215,000 across 9 roles with salary data.
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As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer – AI, you will work directly with clients to transform complex business challenges into production-ready AI solutions. You will partner with business and technical teams to identify opportunities, define use cases, and establish success metrics. Your daily responsibilities include developing end-to-end GenAI, RAG, and agentic AI applications while integrating solutions with enterprise systems, APIs, and data platforms. You will design LLM-powered agents, tool use, and orchestration using LangGraph, CrewAI, Vertex AI, Azure AI Foundry, and Amazon Bedrock. You must apply MLOps, LLMOps, prompt engineering, and evaluation frameworks to ensure accuracy and safety. This role requires expertise in software engineering, data science, and advanced analytics to build reliable, secure, and scalable AI systems that deliver measurable business value.
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Median $208800 from 49 postings across 21 companies.
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