Talkdesk

Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, HLS

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20 days ago

Base Salary

$200k - $260k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead architecture and technical execution for complex enterprise AI agent deployments.
  • Design, build, test, and deploy production-grade AI agents using Talkdesk and third-party APIs and SDKs.
  • Manage cross-system dependencies and mitigate technical risks across customer environments.
  • Provide technical consultation to customer engineering leaders, architects, and executives.
  • Translate deployment learnings into reusable solution patterns and tooling and influence Product and Engineering roadmaps.
  • Mentor junior Forward Deployed Engineers and technical specialists.

Requirements

  • 6–10 years of progressive experience in software or solution engineering, including at least 1 year architecting and deploying AI, ML, or agentic solutions.
  • Project implementation consulting experience with large-scale IT integration, ERP, or AI implementation projects, including client-side project leadership.
  • Proven experience designing and implementing complex multi-agent systems with planning, memory, and tool-use frameworks.
  • Proficiency in JavaScript, Python, TypeScript, and other relevant programming languages.
  • Expertise in APIs, webhooks, message queues, data architecture, and secure systems integration.
  • Strong proficiency in prompt engineering, model optimization, and collaborative agent system design.
  • Ability to build credibility with customer executives, lead technical discussions, and align internal and external teams.
  • Preferred experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation systems and vector databases.
  • Healthcare systems experience, such as Epic or Aetna, or retail systems experience is preferred.
  • Prior experience in CCaaS, UCaaS, or CX is preferred.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, plus an Employee Assistance Program.
  • 401(k) plan.
  • Uncapped paid time off for exempt employees or accrual-based paid time off for non-exempt employees, subject to manager approval and business needs.
  • 14 paid holidays each year.
  • Primarily office-environment work with extended periods of sitting or standing and computer-based work.
  • The application was posted on 07/24/2026 and the application window is expected to close at least XX days after posting.

Categories

Forward Deployed
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