Forward Deployed Engineer

Responsibilities include backend architecture design, AI systems integration, and building APIs and microservices. The chosen candidate will work closely with enterprise customers, offering a competitive base salary up to €100k, performance bonuses, and equity., Kubernetes Descrição da oferta de emprego Forward Deployed Engineer (Python, AI Systems)

Spain (Madrid or Barcelona preferred) | Hybrid

Up to 100k + performance bonus + equity The Role

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll work closely with enterprise customers to design, implement, and deploy AI-driven workflows powered by LLMs and agent-based systems.

You'll take ownership from architecture to production. This includes:

• Designing backend architectures in Python (FastAPI-heavy stack)
• Integrating AI systems (LLMs, RAG pipelines, structured outputs)
• Building APIs and microservices for client-specific workflows
• Deploying scalable, containerized services (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Debugging production issues and improving system reliability
• Translating business requirements into clean technical solutions

• Strong backend engineering fundamentals, preferably in Python.
• Experience in building and operating production systems.
• Comfortable with APIs, data modeling, and microservices.

Responsabilidades

• Designing backend architectures in Python with a FastAPI-heavy stack.

• Integrating AI systems including LLMs and RAG pipelines.

• Building APIs and containerized services (Docker, Kubernetes)., Backend engineering fundamentals (Python preferred) Building and operating production systems APIs, data modeling, and microservices Integrating third-party systems Cloud experience (AWS, GCP, or similar), * Strong backend engineering fundamentals (Python preferred)

• Experience building and operating production systems

• Comfort with APIs, data modeling, and microservices

• Experience integrating third-party systems or working client-facing

• Cloud experience (AWS, GCP, or similar)

• Product mindset and high ownership mentality

Bonus if you have

• Experience working with LLMs or AI-powered systems
• Experience with RAG or structured output generation
• Exposure to container orchestration (Kubernetes)

Who Thrives in This Role

• Engineers who enjoy solving messy real-world problems
• Builders who like autonomy and ownership
• People comfortable speaking to stakeholders
• Developers who prefer impact over bureaucracy

This is a high-intensity, high-ownership environment.

Not a maintenance role. Not a ticket factory. Compensation & Setup

• Competitive base salary for Spain (up to 100k for the right profile)
• Performance-based bonus structure
• Meaningful equity
• Hybrid model (Madrid or Barcelona preferred)

If you're excited about deploying real AI systems into production environments - and want to work close to both product and customers - we'd love to speak.

Wave Group is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer skilled in Python and AI systems, with a focus on designing, implementing, and deploying AI-driven workflows. The role is hybrid, primarily in either Madrid or Barcelona.