Forward Deployed Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to join Sia’s AI Factory (AIF), embedded directly within a client’s engineering, product, or service team. This role combines hands-on software engineering with client-facing delivery to close platform gaps and deliver production use cases. You will work within the client’s codebase and engineering standards, owning agreed deliverables from understanding requirements through deployment and handover.

What you'll do

• Translate client needs into scoped technical deliverables, clear acceptance criteria, and measurable outcomes
• Design, develop, and deploy production-quality Python backend services, APIs, connectors, and integrations
• Identify and address platform gaps within the agreed scope, aligning architectural changes and dependencies with the relevant owners
• Develop and integrate RAG pipelines, tool-calling agents, and LLM workflows using approved model gateways and data sources, with appropriate evaluation and safeguards
• Deliver use cases alongside platform improvements, balancing delivery timelines with maintainability, security, and reliability

What you need

• 3–6 years in software engineering
• Python
• SQL
• Git
• PostgreSQL
• AWS
• Docker
• B.Tech or B.E. or B.Sc or BCA or M.Tech or MCA or M.Sc

Good to have

• Kubernetes
• NoSQL
• Spark
• Databricks
• LLMs
• Test automation