Business Area:
Corp. Strategy
Seniority Level:
Director
Job Description:
Cloudera is looking for a seasoned full-stack ML engineer who can embed with customers to design technical use cases, and ship scalable enterprise AI/ML solutions on Cloudera. As a Forward Deployed AI Engineer you will:
Build & Prototype AI Apps - Develop full-stack AI/ML applications on Cloudera to demonstrate how AI and agentic systems solve real enterprise use cases
Partner with Strategic Customers - Work directly with customer teams to drive AI and agentic use cases from early prototype toward production readiness
Shape Enterprise AI Architecture - Advise customer leaders on AI roadmaps, solution design, deployment, and AI use cases
Codify Solution Patterns - Standardize successful patterns into repeatable reference architectures, productized solutions, starter kits, and internal playbooks
Multiply impact - Be a thought leader, mentor Cloudera teams, and contribute to resources that grow our AI capability. Channel field and customer signal back to Product teams to improve our AI platform and products
We are excited if you have:
7+ years of experience building and deploying production-grade systems, including 2-4 years experience building ML systems or GenAI/agentic applications
Strong hands-on software engineering, data engineering, and applied AI/ML skills, with experience building full-stack ML applications or agentic systems using modern AI frameworks and tooling
Experience with foundation models, context engineering, fine-tuning, semantic search, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and agentic workflows
Deep understanding of LLMOps/MLOps practices including evaluation, observability, serving, monitoring, and lifecycle management
Experience designing and implementing scalable AI solution architectures aligned to enterprise standards (security, governance, compliance, etc.)
The ability to engage directly with customers, both technical and executive audiences - to translate needs into actionable technical strategy
High agency with the ability to operate autonomously and thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving customer environments
A collaborative mindset and passion for enabling others through mentorship, internal enablement, or reusable tooling
Bsc/Msc/PhD in related field or equivalent experience
You may also have:
Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Experience using the Cloudera platform
Experience with open source big data technologies like Spark, Iceberg, NiFi, etc
Experience with AI infrastructure and runtime technologies including NVIDIA GPUs, inference optimization, model serving, or distributed AI workloads
The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is:
New York & California: $198,000-$247,500
Individual compensation within the published range is determined by the candidate's skills, experience, qualifications, and primary work location. In addition to base pay, sales roles are eligible for Cloudera's commission plan, while non-sales roles are eligible for the corporate incentive plan. All employees receive a comprehensive benefits package.
This role is not eligible for immigration support or relocation.
What you can expect from us:
Generous PTO Policy
Support work life balance with
Flexible WFH Policy
Mental & Physical Wellness programs
Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
Access to Continued Career Development
Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages
Employee Resource Groups
