AI Engineer / Forward Deployment Engineer

Interas Labs LLC is seeking an experienced AI Engineer with a Forward Deployment focus to design, deploy, and scale enterprise-grade AI solutions for clients. This is a long-term, remote role for candidates located in the USA.

Role Overview

The Forward Deployment Engineer will help deliver production-ready AI capabilities, bringing together generative AI development with scalable deployment practices and client-facing delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and scale enterprise-grade AI solutions for clients

Required Skills and Experience

• AI: 5 years (Required)
• Forward Deployment Engineer: 5 years (Required)
• Generative AI: 5 years (Required)
• AWS: 10 years (Required)
• Python: 10 years (Required)
• Full-stack development: 10 years (Required)

Technical Requirements

• Strong experience with LLMs, Generative AI, RAG, AI Agents, and Prompt Engineering
• Hands-on experience with OpenAI, Claude, LangChain, LlamaIndex, and Hugging Face
• Python programming skills (mandatory), with JavaScript/TypeScript preferred
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Expertise with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD
• Experience building APIs, microservices, and AI-powered applications
• Knowledge of Vector Databases including Pinecone, FAISS, ChromaDB, and Weaviate
• Strong understanding of DevOps, MLOps, observability, and scalable architectures
• Experience with Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana, or ELK is a plus
• Excellent communication, troubleshooting, and customer-facing skills

Technologies

LLMs, Generative AI, RAG, AI Agents, Prompt Engineering, OpenAI, Claude, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, APIs, microservices, Vector Databases, Pinecone, FAISS, ChromaDB, Weaviate, DevOps, MLOps, observability, Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana, ELK.

Location and Compensation

• Location: Remote (USA)
• Compensation: USD 60 - 65 per hour
• Employment type: Long-term