polyai
Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Must be PST timezone)
At a Glance
- Location
- US West Coast
- Experience
- 2–5 years
- Compensation
- range for this role, which is $150,000 - $190,000 depending on level and experi
- Posted
- 2026-03-05T12:28:51-05:00
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Automation
- Education
- Engineering
- Media
Requirements
You work with AI productivity and/or automation tools in your daily tasks.
2-5 years of client-facing experience in solution implementation, technical consulting, management consulting, or a similar role.
Demonstrate the ability to manage stakeholders while staying result-driven.
Experience with VoIP protocols such as SIP, RTP, and related telephony technologies (e.g., call routing, signaling, and media handling).
Experience with Python programming.
Familiarity with containerization and microservice deployments using Docker and Kubernetes.
Compensation & Benefits
💰 Participation in the company’s employee share options plan
🏥 100% of Single Cost (employee) and 70% of Dependent for medical, dental & vision
👪 Life Insurance
◻️ STD and LTD
💰 The opportunity to contribute to the company's 401k plan
🏝 Flexible PTO policy + 11 designated company holidays
Responsibilities
Lead the hands on development, configuration, and deployment of conversational AI systems for enterprise clients, ensuring solutions are production ready and aligned with real business workflows.
Develop deep expertise in the platform architecture, capabilities, and limitations in order to design reliable and scalable solutions for client deployments.
Partner closely with product and engineering teams, representing client needs internally and communicating product capabilities and roadmap direction to customers.
Design creative solutions to overcome platform or integration constraints while maintaining system reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
Own the reliability, performance, and scalability of deployed systems, ensuring production environments meet strict SLAs for uptime, latency, and operational stability.
Serve as the primary technical point of contact for enterprise clients, leading technical discussions, troubleshooting issues, and maintaining ownership of system architecture and production health.
About the Company
🏥 100% of Single Cost (employee) and 70% of Dependent for medical, dental & vision
👪 Life Insurance
◻️ STD and LTD