Forward Deployed Engineer- AI Implementation

About the role

You will join the ASCENT team as an Forward Deployed AI Implementation Engineer, based in our office in Alpharetta You will design and implement AI-native solutions that address strategic business problems for Aptean customers, working across the solution lifecycle from problem understanding through implementation, deployment, and continuous monitoring.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand customer business problems and contribute to solution design.
• Design and implement AI-native solutions using large language models, traditional machine learning, and software development.
• Use Python for scripting, data processing, model development, and integration throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Develop retrieval-augmented generation pipelines, integrate enterprise data sources, and manage vector databases.
• Deploy solutions, monitor performance, troubleshoot issues, and update them to maintain value.

About you

You can understand customer business problems and contribute to effective solutioning. You work collaboratively across teams—customers, business analysts, and data integration engineers—and communicate technical results clearly. You are comfortable troubleshooting complex systems and explaining findings to non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience developing and deploying traditional machine learning models and generative AI solutions.
• Advanced Python skills for scripting, data processing, and model development.
• Proficiency with generative AI frameworks including RAG, LangGraph, and LangChain.
• Deep knowledge of retrieval-augmented generation, agentic RAG, GraphRAG, and large language model techniques.
• Ability to tailor AI and NLP models to business needs and troubleshoot technical issues.

To be ahead of the pack, you might have:

• Experience with advanced natural language processing methods such as classification, entity extraction, and summarization.
• Experience developing traditional machine learning models for supply-chain use cases such as forecasting and inventory reconciliation.
• Knowledge of linear or mixed-integer optimization techniques.
• Experience integrating AI solutions across complex customer system landscapes and data sources.

What's in it for you?

Aptean offers competitive pay and robust benefit plans along with the opportunity to grow your career in a fast-paced, flexible and casual environment, an outstanding opportunity for career development and growth.