Apple

Forward Deployed Engineer

Apple
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22 hours ago
Cupertino, CA, USASenior
H1B sponsor

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Sales teams and internal customers to identify business problems and translate them into shippable software.
  • Build and operate AI-powered prototypes across backend, data, and frontend layers.
  • Translate ambiguous requirements into concrete engineering specifications and platform capabilities.
  • Partner with applied scientists, data scientists, researchers, Product Management, and engineering teams.
  • Operationalize prototype and research code into production-grade services.
  • Influence platform roadmaps and help transition solutions from a consulting model to self-service capabilities.
  • Represent the platform to executive leadership, partner teams, frontline Sales users, and the engineering community.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in Forward Deployed Engineering, Solutions Architecture, full-stack product engineering, or a related highly technical cross-functional role.
  • Strong full-stack engineering skills with proficiency in Python and JavaScript/Node.js.
  • Experience with SQL, relational databases, analytics workflows, and data pipelines.
  • Functional understanding of LLM-powered systems, including prompts, retrieval, evaluation, and inference.
  • Experience partnering with applied scientists, data scientists, or researchers and operationalizing prototype code.
  • Working knowledge of GraphQL, microservices, and distributed systems architectures.
  • Ability to critically review and validate AI-generated code and documentation.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and the ability to influence without direct authority.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Preferred experience includes Sales, Operations, or Finance workflows; LLM-powered or agentic AI applications; Dataiku, Snowflake, Airflow, or Python analytics pipelines; Node.js/Express.js, Apollo GraphQL, and React; tools, SDKs, or APIs; Docker and Kubernetes; and Langfuse or PagerDuty.
  • An advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field is preferred.

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Forward Deployed
Apple

About Apple

10,000+ employees

Apple designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and services for consumers and professionals worldwide, including iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, and AirPods, plus platforms like iOS/macOS and services such as the App Store, iCloud, Music, and TV+. Its business combines device sales with services and subscriptions and in-house silicon design. Founded in 1976, Apple is headquartered in Cupertino, California, and trades on NASDAQ as AAPL.

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