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# Forward Deployed Engineer

- **Company:** BAI Inc
- **Location:** Annapolis, MD, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Databases, Information Engineering, Software Debugging, Python (Programming Language), Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Spatial Data Infrastructures, Unstructured Data, Google Cloud, Large Language Models, Front End Software Development, Api Design, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** August 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=09b7abaa3b42def0

## About the Role

* 1-4 years of software engineering, AI engineering, data engineering, or related experience
 * Strong Python skills
 * Experience working with APIs, databases, and data pipelines
 * Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
 * Experience with modern AI/LLM tools, APIs, or frameworks
 * Understanding of retrieval, tool use, agents, or similar AI application patterns
 * Ability to work with both structured and unstructured data
 * Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
 * Comfortable working directly with customers and technical professionals
 * Ability to translate real-world needs into working technical solutions
 * Curiosity, adaptability, and comfort operating in an early-stage environment

Nice to have

 * Experience building or deploying generative AI applications
 * Experience with AI evaluation, observability, verification, or human-in-the-loop systems
 * Familiarity with geospatial technologies, GIS, satellite imagery, or spatial data
 * Experience with infrastructure, engineering, environmental, field, or other technical workflows
 * Experience supporting pilots or deploying software directly with customers
 * Familiarity with frontend or full-stack development

We're looking for someone early in their career who wants broad exposure and significant hands-on responsibility. You should be comfortable moving between code, data, product questions, and customer conversations, and excited by the opportunity to help shape both the technology and how we bring it into the field.

This is a hybrid position based in Annapolis, Maryland, with an expectation of working at least three days a week onsite at the bAI Labs in the historic Livery Building., * strong debugging and problem solving skills: 2 years (Required)



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