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# Forward Deployment Engineer

- **Company:** IndustrialMind
- **Location:** München, Germany
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Databases, Software Debugging, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Models, Agentic-AI, AI Platforms
- **Published:** October 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.de/details/5935545669

## About the Role

* A track record of shipping software or AI applications into production, with ownership beyond the prototype stage.
 * Strong Python skills and practical experience with APIs, databases, debugging and automated testing. Ability to build across the stack when a customer workflow requires it.
 * Hands-on experience with LLM applications, AI agents or retrieval-augmented generation, including evaluation and failure analysis.
 * Experience deploying and operating applications on Azure, AWS or a comparable environment, with attention to security and reliability.
 * Confidence working directly with customers: clarify ambiguous requirements, explain technical tradeoffs and take responsibility for delivery.
 * German sufficient to lead customer workshops and English for technical collaboration. Ability to work on-site in Munich and at customer locations as projects require.

## Description

* Embed with customer engineering and operations teams. Understand their workflows, inspect real data, and define a focused use case with measurable acceptance criteria.
 * Own delivery from discovery and technical scoping through system design, prototyping, implementation and production rollout.
 * Build Python services, AI agents and retrieval workflows. Connect engineering drawings, documents and enterprise systems through APIs, including CAD, PLM, ERP or MES where relevant.
 * Make deployments dependable: build evaluations and tests, implement access controls and observability, and work with customer IT on deployment requirements.
 * Lead technical workshops, troubleshoot in the customer environment, support adoption and measure results. Turn recurring deployment patterns into reusable platform capabilities with Product and Engineering., * High-Impact Work: The opportunity to build and deploy AI solutions that solve real-world challenges for leading industrial and manufacturing companies.
 * End-to-End Ownership: Take responsibility for projects from initial customer discovery through development, deployment, and measurable business impact.
 * International Exposure: Collaborate with customers and colleagues across Europe, North America, and Asia.
 * Professional Growth: Develop your expertise at the intersection of artificial intelligence, software engineering, and industrial operations, with opportunities for increasing responsibility.
 * Collaborative Environment: Work closely with an international team of AI engineers, product specialists, and manufacturing experts.
 * Flexible Working Arrangements: On-site or hybrid working arrangements based on project requirements and customer needs.
 * Opportunity to Shape the Product: Contribute directly to the evolution of our AI platform by translating real customer challenges into scalable product capabilities.