Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer

ReSource Pro is a trusted name in insurance operations, and they are seeking a Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer to lead engineering for new AI products. This role involves building AI products from scratch, engaging directly with customers, and ensuring engineering excellence in a startup-like environment.

Responsibilities:

• Build AI products from scratch Not prototypes or internal tools, but real systems customers use daily
• Operate with startup speed Autonomy, pace, and experimentation, backed by enterprise support
• Work directly with customers Understanding their workflows, debugging live pilots, and shaping the technical direction from real-world feedback
• Set the technical bar Engineering excellence, system design, code quality, observability, and performance for a founding team
• Own technical architecture, design, and implementation for new AI driven insurance products
• Translate open ended opportunities into defined system designs and deliver production grade solutions
• Make foundational decisions related to architecture, infrastructure, data flows, and scaling
• Partner closely with product, design, and data science to execute rapid build → test → learn → deploy cycles
• Develop prototypes and production features using Python, modern frameworks, LLM APIs, vector databases, and cloud native services
• Work across integrations, backend workflows, orchestration layers, and customer facing features
• Write full stack code with a focus on quality, reliability, and performance
• Establish best practices for versioning, CI/CD, monitoring, model evaluation, and customer integrations
• Lead small pods of engineers while supporting cross functional collaboration
• Participate in customer sessions to observe workflows and validate product direction
• Triages issues in real time and adjust technical direction based on practical use
• Co design features with early adopters to ensure strong market fit
• Prioritize aggressively to focus on features that drive customer value or learning
• Define engineering rituals, coding standards, and team operating norms
• Partner with executive leadership to communicate milestones and influence strategy

Requirements:

• 7+ years of hands on engineering experience
• Expert at leading greenfield or 0→1 product builds required
• Strong background working with AI powered systems, automation, workflow engines, or data intensive architectures
• Experience collaborating closely with product and design teams
• Cloud deployment experience, preferably AWS
• Startup or small team operating experience
• Strong system design ability across backend, AI workflows, automation, and distributed systems
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language with Python preferred
• Experience integrating LLMs, embeddings, prompt orchestration, and evaluation tools
• Ability to move rapidly from prototype to reliable production code
• Strong instincts for reliability, logging, observability, and performance
• Clear communicator with ability to articulate technical tradeoffs
• Builder mindset with drive to turn ideas into working systems
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity with speed
• Balances creative problem solving with engineering rigor
• Passionate about the future of AI in enterprise software
• High ownership and collaborative approach