webAI

Technology

ForwardDeployedAIEngineer

$165–225k ~AI est. Austin, Texas, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Forward Deployed AI Engineer at webAI. Skills: AI solutions, Edge AI, Production deployment. Collaborate with customers. Scope AI solutions”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting; Performance tuning

Eligibility Requirements

25% travel, On-site customer work

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years software engineering, 5+ years machine learning, Deploy AI systems production, Maintain AI systems production, Debug complex systems, MLX or PyTorch expertise, Customer requirements translation, Work across the stack, Read hardware schematics/logs, Identify performance bottlenecks, Suggest performance improvements, Trusted technical advisor, Represent engineering externally, Contribute feedback to teams, Improve product robustness, Improve product usability

Nice to Have

Deploy models edge devices, Deploy models consumer hardware, Distributed systems familiarity, DevOps tooling familiarity, Performance tuning familiarity, Customer-facing engineering role, Privacy-preserving AI knowledge, Secure compute environments knowledge, Master's degree technical discipline

What You'll Do.

Collaborate with customers

Maintain AI solutions

Optimize data pipelines

Translate customer requirements

Work from model inference

Work to infrastructure automation

Read hardware schematics

Identify performance bottlenecks

Suggest performance improvements

Serve as technical advisor

Contribute feedback internally

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Internal teams

Communication Scope

Challenge vague requirements; Actionable plans

Full Job Description

About Us: webAI is pioneering the future of artificial intelligence by establishing the first distributed AI infrastructure dedicated to personalized AI. We recognize the evolving demands of a data-driven society for scalability and flexibility, and we firmly believe that the future of AI lies in distributed processing at the edge, bringing computation closer to the source of data generation. Our mission is to build a future where a company's valuable data and intellectual property remain entirely private, enabling the deployment of large-scale AI models directly on standard consumer hardware without compromising the information embedded within those models. We are developing an end-to-end platform that is secure, scalable, and fully under the control of our users, empowering enterprises with AI that understands their unique business. We are a team driven by truth, ownership, tenacity, and humility, and we seek individuals who resonate with these core values and are passionate about shaping the next generation of AI. About the Role: As a Forward Deployed AI Engineer at webAI, you will be on the front lines of integrating cutting-edge AI solutions into real-world enterprise environments. You will work directly with customers to understand their needs, deploy AI systems into their infrastructure, and ensure high performance and reliability at scale. You’ll help bridge the gap between research, engineering, and operations—playing a pivotal role in building the future of edge AI. This role will require a minimum of 25% travel, including occasional on-site work at customer locations to support deployment, troubleshooting, and integration of our platform within enterprise environments. Key Responsibilities: - Collaborate closely with customers to scope, deploy, and maintain AI solutions in production environments. - Debug and optimize data pipelines and AI systems running on customer networks. - Translate complex, often ambiguous customer requirements into well-scoped tec

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