Forward Deployed Engineer, Applied AI

About this role

Remote, United States | Independent contractor

This role starts as an independent contractor engagement. Visa sponsorship is not available.

About AuraPath AI

AuraPath AI helps organizations turn advances in AI into software that changes how they work. We design and deploy AI agents, applications, and integrations across legal, fintech, private equity, nonprofits, and education—connecting frontier models to the workflows where they can make a meaningful difference.

We are a member of Anthropic’s Claude Partner Network and an OpenAI partner. Our team includes two Claude Ambassadors based on the US East and West Coasts, bringing an active connection to the people building and adopting applied AI.

The opportunity

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you’ll turn complex customer problems into production software. You’ll combine hands-on engineering with product judgment: understand the workflow, shape the solution, and stay involved as people begin using it.

This role offers ownership across the full delivery lifecycle and the opportunity to build expertise across industries. You’ll work with client teams and engineering colleagues to make decisions about architecture, user experience, and reliability, with a direct view of the impact of your work.

What you’ll do

• Translate customer workflows and business goals into clear technical requirements and practical delivery plans.

• Design and build AI applications, agents, and integrations across APIs, databases, and existing business systems.

• Take prototypes into production with evaluations, automated tests, access controls, monitoring, and clear documentation.

• Make thoughtful tradeoffs between model capability, reliability, latency, and cost; use conventional software where it fits best.

• Work directly with customers to demonstrate progress, explain technical decisions, and improve systems based on feedback.

• Contribute reusable components and share what you learn to improve how the team delivers.

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