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Forward Deployed Engineer

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Senior level
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Hiring Remotely in Canada
Senior level
The Senior Forward Deployed Engineer will deliver technical solutions using AI, engage with customers, and lead project lifecycles while mentoring junior engineers.
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Nexxa.ai is building artificial super intelligence for heavy industries — enabling machines, systems and operations to think, decide and act autonomously across manufacturing, large-scale infrastructure, logistics and legacy environments.
Our mission is to translate deep technical breakthroughs into operational reality, solving some of the hardest systems-level problems in industry.


Role Overview

We’re looking for a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to partner directly with customers and lead the end-to-end delivery of high-impact technical solutions. You’ll embed deeply with customer teams, translating real-world challenges into production-ready systems that leverage Generative AI, Computer Vision, and Machine Learning.

This role is a blend of software engineering, ML engineering, architecture, and consulting. You’ll design and deploy solutions, integrate models, build custom workflows, and guide customers through successful implementation. This position requires frequent travel to customer sites.

Key Responsibilities

  • Engage directly with enterprise and strategic customers to understand their workflows, data, and technical requirements.

  • Architect, build, and deploy custom solutions leveraging GenAI, LLMs, Machine Learning and Vision models, and customer data sources.

  • Lead full project lifecycles: scoping, solution design, development, implementation, testing, deployment, and iteration.

  • Integrate and optimize AI/ML pipelines, including data preprocessing, prompt engineering, model selection, and evaluation.

  • Build reliable, scalable software integrations using APIs, cloud services, and containerized systems.

  • Troubleshoot complex technical issues across the stack—applications, models, data pipelines, infrastructure, and integrations.

  • Act as the customer’s trusted technical advisor, enabling adoption of new product capabilities and AI features.

  • Partner closely with internal product and engineering teams to communicate customer feedback and shape roadmap direction.

  • Produce high-quality documentation, architecture diagrams, runbooks, and technical assets for customer teams.

  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal best practices for FDE delivery.

Qualifications

  • 5–10+ years in engineering roles such as Forward Deployed Engineer, ML Engineer, Software Engineer, Solutions Engineer, Technical Consultant, or similar.

  • Strong proficiency in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, or similar production-oriented languages.

  • Hands-on experience with Machine Learning, including training, fine-tuning, evaluating, or deploying models.

  • Direct experience with Generative AI (LLMs, multimodal models) and applying them to real-world problems.

  • Exposure to Computer Vision techniques (detection, segmentation, OCR, embeddings, multimodal pipelines).

  • Strong knowledge of ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, OpenCV, etc.).

  • Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

  • Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.

  • Comfort leading customer-facing engagements and guiding stakeholders through ambiguity.

  • Willingness and ability to travel frequently.

Preferred

  • Prior experience in consulting, technical solutions, professional services, or customer-embedded technical roles.

  • Experience with vector databases, embedding pipelines, or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).

  • Experience building APIs, microservices, or distributed systems.

  • Familiarity with MLOps tools (Docker, Kubernetes, model registries, CI/CD for ML).

  • Background in deploying or fine-tuning CV models (YOLO, SAM, CLIP, DETR, etc.).

  • Experience in startup or high-growth environments.

What We’re Looking For

  • A customer-obsessed senior engineer who thrives in deeply technical, fast-moving environments.

  • A creative problem solver who can translate vague requirements into robust, scalable solutions.

  • Someone excited to combine software engineering with real-world AI deployments.

  • A leader who can own outcomes end-to-end and influence both customer and internal teams.

    Why Join Nexxa.AI?

    • Innovative Environment: Play a critical role in transforming heavy industries through groundbreaking AI and automation technologies.

    • Collaborative Culture: Be part of a team that values innovation, discipline, and continuous improvement.

    • Professional Growth: Benefit from significant opportunities for career development and advancement.

    • Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a comprehensive salary and equity package reflective of your expertise and contributions.

    If you're passionate about development and eager to shape the infrastructure powering advanced AI solutions, we'd love to connect.

Top Skills

AWS
Azure
Computer Vision
Docker
GCP
Generative Ai
Go
JavaScript
Kubernetes
Machine Learning
Opencv
Python
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Typescript

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