Capgemini

Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Applied AI

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1 day ago
Atlanta, GA, USASenior
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$82k - $193k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead development of complex Conversational AI and CX applications, transforming prototypes into production-grade agentic workflows.
  • Architect and code conversational flows integrating Google's Conversational AI products with APIs, legacy data silos, enterprise infrastructure, and security perimeters.
  • Build evaluation pipelines and observability frameworks to optimize agent reasoning loops, tool selection, latency, security, and networking.
  • Debug agent logic and trace conversation IDs across microservices to identify and resolve real-time failures.
  • Connect agents to enterprise knowledge bases and optimize RAG chunking to reduce hallucinations.
  • Lead technical delivery for Conversational AI pilots and customer-facing implementations, including troubleshooting live high-traffic systems.
  • Identify repeatable field patterns and convert technical friction points into reusable modules or product feature requests.
  • Collaborate with customer engineering teams to establish development best practices and long-term adoption.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • At least five years of software development experience using Python or similar coding languages.
  • Experience architecting AI systems on cloud platforms such as GCP.
  • Experience deploying resources with Terraform or similar infrastructure automation tools.
  • Experience building full-stack applications that interact with enterprise IT infrastructure and developing external customer projects.
  • Preferred advanced education includes a master's or PhD in AI, computer science, or a related technical field.
  • Preferred experience includes implementing multi-agent systems with frameworks such as ReAct and self-reflection.
  • Preferred experience includes debugging agent logic, optimizing tool selection, tracing conversation IDs across microservices, connecting agents to enterprise knowledge bases, optimizing RAG chunking, and troubleshooting live high-traffic systems.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement in Chicago, Atlanta, Nashville, Dallas, or New York.
  • High-travel role involving customer-site delivery.
  • Paid time off, including vacation, company holidays, personal days, and sick leave.
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage, or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada.
  • Retirement savings plans such as 401(k) in the U.S. or RRSP in Canada.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Employee assistance programs and other benefits based on local policy and eligibility.
  • Comprehensive benefits package for regular, full-time employees.

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About Capgemini

10,000+ employees

Capgemini is a global IT services and consulting firm that delivers strategy, cloud, AI, software engineering, and managed services to large enterprises and public-sector clients. Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Paris, it is publicly traded on Euronext Paris and operates in 50+ countries. The group expanded its engineering capabilities by acquiring Altran in 2020, now operating as Capgemini Engineering.

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