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# Forward Deployed AI Engineer

- **Company:** CAT TALES, INC.
- **Location:** Charlotte, NC, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $200,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems, JSON, Python (Programming Language), Software Deployment, SQL Databases, Systems Integration, Enterprise Software Applications, Large Language Models, Multi-Agent Systems, Prompt Engineering, Webhooks
- **Published:** June 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us177d87aa19d1b3bb02a5904334b5a12e

## About the Role

* 5+ years of experience in customer-facing technical roles
 * Proven experience deploying AI or automation solutions into real customer environments
 * Background in; Forward Deployed Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Applied AI Engineering, Technical Consulting, Enterprise Automation Delivery
 * Hands-on experience with; LLMs, Agent frameworks, Prompt engineering, Retrieval systems, AI deployment workflows
 * Strong experience with; SQL, Python and/or JavaScript, APIs, JSON, Webhooks, Enterprise integrations

Nice to Have

 * Experience at AI-native companies
 * Previous Forward Deployed Engineering or Solutions Engineering experience
 * ERP implementation or integration experience
 * Technical consulting experience focused on AI or automation
 * Additional European language skills
 * Experience building internal AI-powered operational tools

## Description

* Partner directly with customers from implementation through expansion
 * Analyze and map operational workflows
 * Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement
 * Redesign inefficient processes before automation
 * Configure and deploy AI agents into customer environments
 * Translate business requirements into agent logic and decision frameworks
 * Build integrations using APIs, webhooks, SQL, Python, JavaScript, and enterprise systems
 * Develop scripts, prototypes, and workflow automations
 * Troubleshoot deployments and optimize production performance
 * Lead customer workshops and working sessions
 * Build trusted relationships with technical and business stakeholders
 * Create reusable implementation assets, templates, and deployment frameworks
 * Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering teams to improve future deployments


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