Forward Deployed Engineer

About 66degrees

66degrees International Private Limited serves as a comprehensive AI transformation partner, helping enterprises tackle complex business challenges and realize measurable outcomes. Born from the merger of leading firms in cloud, AI, and data, 66degrees empowers companies to convert chaotic data into strategic assets, simplify complexity, and harness AI as a growth engine. Their vision is to fuel the rise of intelligent enterprises where autonomous systems enhance human potential.

The company fosters a culture committed to innovation, collaboration, and the personal and professional growth of its employees.

Role Overview

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will collaborate effectively with Sales, Engineering, and Service Delivery teams to guarantee successful deployment of advanced AI models for customers. Your role involves working with internal and external stakeholders to lead discovery, technical planning, system design, construction, and deployment efforts. You will directly shape client experiences from inception to production rollout, measuring success through adoption metrics and client feedback, informing product and model evolution. Close cooperation occurs with Product, Research, Partnerships, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Security, and Go-To-Market teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and explore opportunities within client environments to implement and scale agent-driven solutions, intricate data models, and complex workflows.
• Manage technical delivery across various deployments moving from prototype phases to stable production environments.
• Develop full-stack systems that create tangible customer value while refining learning processes.
• Integrate intimately with client teams to comprehend their requirements and guide solution adoption.
• Plan and sequence project work, proactively removing obstacles early to ensure smooth delivery.
• Balance and negotiate between scope, speed, and quality, adjusting plans as necessary to meet delivery goals.
• Contribute hands-on coding when clarity or progress demands.
• Document and systematize effective working patterns into tools, playbooks, or reusable components for wider team use.
• Provide frontline feedback to Research and Product teams on model performance and areas for improvement.
• Maintain project momentum through clear communication and persistent follow-through.
• Build and sustain strong relationships with major stakeholders and decision-makers to promote client satisfaction and success.
• Apply consulting expertise during stakeholder engagements, offering comprehensive business and technology perspectives.
• Design customized agentic solutions tailored to client needs, supported by research.
• Create demonstrations and proof of concept environments aligned with client specifications.
• Support the team broadly by contributing knowledge of new products and technologies emerging in the market.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience working with Google Cloud Platform (preferred), Azure, or AWS.
• Professional certification in Google Cloud Platform required within 90 days of joining.
• Proven track record strategizing, designing, architecting, and leading scalable cloud solutions, particularly on GCP.
• At least 5 years of engineering or technical deployment experience involving direct client interaction.
• Adept at delivering complex systems under fast-moving or uncertain conditions.
• Proficiency in production-level coding across front-end and back-end technologies, including Python, JavaScript, or similar.
• Experience building or deploying applications powered by large language models (LLMs) or generative AI, with understanding of their impact on product experience, preferably using Google or Anthropic platforms.
• Ability to simplify ambiguous problems rapidly and deliver under tight deadlines.
• Strong communication, clear reasoning, full-stack mindset, and leadership skills to influence decisions among engineers, product teams, and clients.
• Skill in anticipating risks, managing them proactively, and adjusting operations without harming user experience.

Equal Opportunity Statement

66degrees is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and considers all qualified applicants without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.