Forward Deployed Engineer

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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Preferred qualifications

• 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