Forward Deployed Engineer - Enterprise AI Solutions

As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Rackspace Technology, you will be embedded directly with our most strategic enterprise customers to architect, build, and deploy high-impact AI solutions. This role combines deep technical engineering with business acumen, customer empathy, and end-to-end solution ownership. You become the technical bridge between Rackspace’s AI platform capabilities and the customer’s most pressing business challenges. You will own the full solution lifecycle from problem discovery and rapid prototyping through production deployment and continuous optimization., * Embed with strategic enterprise customers to rapidly diagnose business challenges, map data landscapes, and co-design AI solutions on-site.

• Lead end-to-end solution design and delivery of agentic AI workflows, RAG pipelines, knowledge graphs, and real-time applications.
• Drive rapid prototyping and proof-of-concepts (POCs) demonstrating value within days or weeks.
• Act as primary technical owner across the full project lifecycle: scoping, architecture, build, deployment, and post-launch optimization.
• Build scalable data pipelines across structured and unstructured formats using vector databases.
• Develop, optimize, and fine-tune LLM/SLM models and multi-agent systems.
• Integrate solutions across heterogeneous enterprise architectures (ERP, CRM, databases, data lakes).
• Feed customer insights back to internal Platform and Product teams to scale future feature rollouts.

Do you have experience in Scalable systems?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?, * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or equivalent practical experience.

• 7+ years of professional software, data engineering, or AI/ML delivery experience.
• 4+ years of experience in a customer-facing or professional services engineering capacity.
• Deep technical experience with Python, enterprise-scale AI/ML, and DevOps workflows (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Willingness to travel up to 25% for customer engagements.

3.83.8 out of 5 stars Remote $165,830.00 - $243,141.80 a year - Full-time, Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several geographic markets. The compensation range for this position ranges from $165,830.00/year in our lowest geographic market up to 243,141.80 USD/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Learn more about benefits at Rackspace.

About Rackspace Technology

We are the multicloud solutions experts. We combine our expertise with the world’s leading technologies - across applications, data and security - to deliver end-to-end solutions. We have a proven record of advising customers based on their business challenges, designing solutions that scale, building and managing those solutions, and optimizing returns into the future. Named a best place to work, year after year according to Fortune, Forbes and Glassdoor, we attract and develop world-class talent. Join us on our mission to embrace technology, empower customers and deliver the future.

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Though we’re all different, Rackers thrive through our connection to a central goal: to be a valued member of a winning team on an inspiring mission. We bring our whole selves to work every day. And we embrace the notion that unique perspectives fuel innovation and enable us to best serve our customers and communities around the globe. We welcome you to apply today and want you to know that we are committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender reassignment or identity or expression, genetic information, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, military or veteran status, nationality, ethnic or national origin, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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