[Remote] Forward Deployed Engineer (AI & Agentic Systems)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ikuto is a rapidly growing AI consultancy that partners with leading organizations to transform their software and AI deployment. The Forward Deployed Engineer will work directly with customers to design and implement AI-driven solutions, improve operational efficiency, and act as a trusted advisor to engineering teams and business functions.

Responsibilities

• Working directly with customers to understand business challenges and desired outcomes
• Designing and deploying AI-powered solutions and agentic workflows
• Building integrations between platforms, APIs and AI services
• Leading workshops, discovery sessions and technical discussions
• Helping customers adopt AI technologies successfully across their organisations
• Translating complex technical concepts into business value
• Partnering with engineering, architecture and leadership stakeholders
• Identifying opportunities for further customer value and expansion
• Contributing to best practices, methodologies and reusable assets

Skills

• Experience delivering customer-facing technical projects
• Strong understanding of AI, LLMs, agents or automation technologies
• Experience working with APIs and modern software platforms
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving skills and commercial awareness
• Experience operating in consulting, professional services or client-facing environments
• Experience with Anthropic, OpenAI or other foundation models
• Experience with agent frameworks and orchestration platforms
• Cloud experience (AWS preferred)
• Software engineering background
• Experience leading workshops, enablement programmes or transformation initiatives

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