Forward Deployment AI Engineer

13 days ago

Cleveland, OH, USAMid Level

Base Salary

$120k - $150k/yr

Responsibilities

Embed with clients to discover operational pain points, map workflows, and identify high-return AI and automation opportunities.
Design and build AI agents using LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, or similar frameworks, including tool use, memory, and multi-agent orchestration.
Develop AI-powered workflows integrating with clients’ CRMs, ERPs, cloud platforms, communication tools, and other existing systems.
Build automation solutions for document processing, data extraction, reporting, customer communication, and internal operations.
Own the delivery lifecycle from scoping and architecture through building, testing, handoff, and lightweight documentation.
Train client teams to maintain and improve deployed solutions.
Translate AI capabilities into business value for non-technical stakeholders and serve as a trusted technical advisor.
Create reusable components, playbooks, and delivery templates for internal use.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
At least 2 years of professional experience in software engineering, AI/ML engineering, or technical consulting.
Working proficiency in Python and familiarity with REST APIs and cloud services.
Hands-on experience building with LLM APIs such as OpenAI, Anthropic, or Gemini.
Understanding of prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, and agentic workflow patterns.
Ability to work independently in ambiguous, fast-moving client environments and communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders.
Legal authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future.
Willingness to travel regularly to client sites throughout the Cleveland and Columbus areas.
Preferred experience with Zapier, Make, n8n, vector databases such as Pinecone, Weaviate, or Chroma, low-code/no-code tools, client-facing consulting or forward-deployed engineering, SMB clients, or legal services and law firms.

Hybrid work arrangement operating out of Accellis offices.
Regular travel to client sites throughout the Cleveland and Columbus areas is required.
Equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive and diverse perspectives.

51-200 employees