Forward Deployed Applied AI Engineer - US East Coast, UK, Ireland (Remote)

About Foxtrot
Foxtrot brings enterprise AI into the real world, where the problems are complex and the results have to hold up.

Founded by former Palantir business leaders, we combine deep expertise in Palantir Foundry and AIP, data engineering, and applied AI with firsthand understanding of how organizations operate. We help enterprise and government teams build systems people trust, use, and depend on across healthcare, automotive, financial services, supply chain, and beyond.

That takes exceptional people across every part of the company. We’re building a team that sets a high bar, shares what it knows, and gives people room to do work they’re proud of. Whether you’re delivering for clients or helping Foxtrot grow, your expertise matters here.

Your Role
We are seeking a Forward Deployed Applied AI Engineer to build production AI systems inside some of the world’s most complex organizations.

You will work directly with users, engineers and executives to uncover the tacit knowledge, exceptions and decision logic rarely captured in requirements documents, then translate them into production software.

You will operate across software engineering, AI systems, data architecture and customer delivery. This is not a research, advisory or prototype-only role: you will own the path from problem definition through architecture, build, production, adoption and measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Production AI Delivery: Own applied AI systems end-to-end, from discovery and architecture through deployment, adoption and improvement.
• Agentic Systems Engineering: Build agentic workflows, tool-use systems, orchestration, state management and human-in-the-loop controls.
• Model Evaluation & Scoping: Evaluate models for domain knowledge, security and technical performance against specific use cases.
• Technology-Agnostic Architecture: Select platforms, infrastructure and custom software based on quality, security, performance, latency, cost and architectural control.
• Semantic Architecture: Model business objects, relationships, events, permissions, actions and workflows so AI systems understand how the enterprise operates.
• Governance & Bounded Autonomy: Engineer permissions, approval thresholds, auditability, escalation paths and fallbacks.
• Evaluation, Observability & AI Economics: Monitor quality, reliability, failure modes, latency and cost, linking system performance to business outcomes.
• Forward Deployed Discovery: Embed with client teams to develop domain understanding and translate operational reality into technical systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, React, Spark or similar.
• Experience building data-intensive applications, enterprise software or production AI systems.
• Hands-on experience with LLM APIs, retrieval, tool use, structured outputs, orchestration or agentic architectures.
• Strong understanding of data modelling, APIs, software architecture and modern engineering practices.
• Experience taking software from prototype into production, including testing, deployment and monitoring.
• Ability to rapidly learn unfamiliar domains and solve ambiguous problems without a predefined playbook.
• Strong communication and product judgement, with confidence working directly with engineers, users and senior executives.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent demonstrated engineering experience.

Preferred Experience
Experience in forward deployed or customer-embedded engineering; agentic systems, RAG, evaluation, observability or model routing; Palantir Foundry/AIP, Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, Azure or GCP; and production architectures including workflow engines, distributed systems and APIs.

Why Work at Foxtrot?

• Good work starts with good teammates. Work alongside experienced people who know their craft and care about yours. We challenge each other, help each other get better, and celebrate each other’s successes.

• Have a voice. Own your work. You’ll have responsibility for your work, room to use your judgment, and support when you need it. We welcome people who ask thoughtful questions and act on good ideas. 

• Build experience that takes you further. Learn from colleagues who have delivered in demanding environments. New challenges, shared learning, and experienced guidance give you opportunities to deepen your skills and take on more responsibility.

• Help shape how we work. As Foxtrot grows, you can influence how we serve clients, strengthen our team, and improve the way we operate. Your perspective counts, whatever your role.

• High standards. Low ego. We care about doing excellent work and enjoying the people we do it with. Hackathons and team gatherings give us time to learn together, get to know one another, and have some fun along the way.

Foxtrot Services is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive work environment. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic.