
Forward Deployed Engineer
C3 AI · London, England, United Kingdom
About this role
The Forward Deployed Engineer will engineer full-stack, AI-driven enterprise web applications on the C3 AI Platform. The role involves working directly with customers to design, develop, and deploy production applications, demos, and proofs-of-technology. Responsibilities include conducting design and code reviews, mentoring junior engineers, and delivering technical enablement through product demonstrations and training. The engineer will also collaborate with product management and engineering teams to drive product improvements. The position requires troubleshooting and enhancing customer software applications to ensure quality and architecture best practices.
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C3 AI is seeking Forward Deployed Engineers. As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will be engineering full-stack AI-driven web applications on the C3 AI Platform, working directly with customers to design, develop, and deploy production applications, demos, and proofs-of-technology. An ideal candidate possesses strategic and analytical aptitude, software development expertise, and excellent interpersonal skills.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deploy applications. Engineer full-stack, AI-based enterprise applications on the C3 AI Platform.
- Mentor junior team members. Share coding standards and design techniques with less experienced engineers.
- Conduct design and code reviews. Review customer software applications for quality, architecture, and best practices.
- Test and enhance customer applications. Troubleshoot, test, and improve customer software applications directly and on behalf of customers.
- Deliver technical enablement. Lead technical deep-dives, product demonstrations, and customer training sessions.
- Write documentation. Produce application specifications, technical documentation, and supporting artifacts.
- Identify and mitigate risk. Continuously surface technical risks and gaps; devise mitigation strategies in anticipation of customer needs.
- Drive product improvement. Work closely with product management and engineering to improve the overall quality of C3 AI software.
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), or a comparable area of study.
- 2+ years of professional software development experience with object-oriented programming languages.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to work effectively on a cross-functional team.
- Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to travel as needed.
- Graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), or a comparable area of study.
- Experience deploying enterprise-scale applications.
- Experience working in a customer-facing role.
- Software development experience with JavaScript and Python.
- Experience with Git or other version control software.
- Experience working with JavaScript frameworks such as React, Redux, Vue, Backbone, or Angular.
C3 AI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected characteristics, including disabled and veteran status.