AI Forward Deployed Engineer

This role is a senior-level position responsible for deploying, integrating, and maintaining AI solutions in various production environments. The engineer will work closely with clients and internal teams to ensure high-performance, reliable, and secure AI systems. The focus is on translating AI capabilities into scalable, resilient operational systems while troubleshooting complex issues in dynamic settings., * Lead the deployment of AI solutions across customer environments, including initial integration, production launch, and stabilization.

• Integrate AI inference systems into existing architectures, such as applications, APIs, data pipelines, and infrastructure components.
• Design and support scalable AI inference architectures optimized for performance, resiliency, and cost efficiency.
• Troubleshoot complex issues spanning models, applications, infrastructure, and data layers.
• Develop automation scripts and tools to facilitate deployment, testing, diagnostics, and operational workflows.
• Implement observability solutions, including monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting, to ensure system health and performance.
• Perform capacity planning and performance tuning for inference workloads across various infrastructure setups.
• Support deployments in cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments, adapting to customer constraints and requirements.
• Apply security best practices, including identity and access management, secrets management, and data protection protocols.
• Collaborate effectively with data science, engineering, and operations teams to ensure seamless deployment and operational handoffs.

• Proven experience deploying and operating production AI or machine learning systems.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex system issues under pressure.
• Experience designing or supporting AI inference pipelines.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using languages such as Python, Bash, or equivalent.
• Solid understanding of observability, performance tuning, and capacity planning in distributed systems.
• Familiarity with cloud computing, on-premises, or hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Knowledge of security best practices for production systems.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of working directly with clients and cross-team collaborators.
• Willingness to work in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.

At GDH, we believe in the power of people and the importance of caring. Our culture statement, “We care about people,” isn’t just a tagline - it’s the core of everything we do. GDH is a premier staffing and talent solutions company dedicated to helping businesses find the best talent and assisting job seekers in finding their dream jobs.

Who We Are: GDH, founded in 2001, has grown into a leader in providing staffing solutions across various industries. We specialize in IT across several sectors, connecting top talent with leading enterprises. As a Best of Staffing firm recognized for excellence in client, employee, talent, and women’s services, we pride ourselves on our commitment to quality and service.

GDH Benefits

GDH offers a range of employee benefits that are designed to promote well-being and help maintain a healthy work-life balance. These comprehensive benefits cover various aspects of an employee’s life and aim to enhance their overall experience with the company. Our health benefits include three medical insurance options with access to KISx Card, Zero Card, and HealthJoy concierge services. Other plan offerings include dental, vision, life, disability, supplemental insurance, and pet insurance plans. Enjoy additional perks like holiday pay, 401(k) plan, direct deposit, an employee referral program, work-life balance benefits, a Wellbeats membership, a discounted gym membership program, and more! For more detailed information on benefits, please go to GDH’s website under the tab for candidates.