Forward Deployed Engineer
BigBear.ai2 years ago
USA (city not specified)Senior / Staff+
Responsibilities
- Research customer business processes with key decision-makers to identify opportunities for Ask Sage solutions.
- Create, architect, develop, and maintain Generative AI agents and plugins using Python and related frameworks.
- Provide hands-on customer support, technical leadership, training, and delivery from initial concept through production deployment.
- Build full-stack Generative AI features that automate customer tasks and processes.
- Integrate Generative AI solutions into existing systems and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Apply best practices for code quality, security, vulnerability prevention, data privacy, and performance optimization.
- Develop customer relationships and communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Own project execution from start to finish and adapt solutions to customer needs.
Requirements
- 5–10 years of relevant software engineering experience, including Python; customer-facing experience is strongly preferred.
- At least 1 year of practical experience using Generative AI to build automation and agents.
- Strong prompt engineering skills and experience with Generative AI frameworks and leading cloud infrastructures.
- Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance.
- Strong project management, communication, problem-solving, and customer collaboration skills.
- Deep understanding of relevant technical areas; no specific degree is required.
- Willingness to work from customer locations as needed and travel to meet customer objectives.
- Preferred experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Preferred knowledge of FedRAMP, NIST AI RMF, and CMMC 2.0.
Tech Stack
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Forward Deployed
About BigBear.ai
BigBear.ai develops AI-powered decision intelligence software, computer vision, and modeling/simulation tools for U.S. defense, intelligence, federal civilian, and critical-infrastructure markets. It sells software platforms and contract services, often deployed in secure government clouds, to support mission planning, logistics, and cybersecurity. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, BigBear.ai is a public company listed on the NYSE under the ticker BBAI.