Lyra Technology Group

Technology Service Businesses

ForwardDeploymentAIEngineer

$120–150k Chicago, United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Forward Deployment AI Engineer at Lyra Technology Group. Skills: Python, AI agents, Client-facing, LLM APIs. Identify, engage, and secure new business opportunities. Embed directly with clients to discover operational pain points”

Industry & Context.

Technology Service Businesses
Problems you'll solve

Diagnosing inefficiencies; Solving real problems for real people; Ask good questions; Form a hypothesis

Eligibility Requirements

Client-facing, Work independently, Comfortable being the most technical person in the room, Comfortable being a junior learner

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field, Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future, 2+ years of professional experience in software engineering, AI/ML engineering, or a technical consulting role, Working proficiency in Python, Familiarity with REST APIs, Familiarity with cloud services, Hands-on experience building with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or similar), Understanding of prompt engineering, Understanding of RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), Understanding of agentic workflow patterns, Ability to work independently in ambiguous, fast-moving client environments, Communication skills — you can explain a vector database to a CFO without losing them

Nice to Have

Experience with workflow automation platforms (Zapier, Make, n8n, Lindy or similar), Familiarity with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma), Familiarity with embedding pipelines, Exposure to low-code/no-code tools alongside custom-code solutions, Prior client-facing, consulting, or forward-deployed engineering experience, Experience working with SMB clients across industries such as professional services, healthcare, logistics, or retail

What You'll Do.

and secure new business opportunities

Embed directly with clients to discover operational pain points

Map workflows and identify high-ROI opportunities for AI and automation

Design and build AI agents

Develop AI-powered workflows

Integrate with clients' existing systems

Engineer automation solutions

Own the full delivery lifecycle

Train and enable client teams

Serve as a trusted technical advisor

Translate complex AI capabilities into clear business value

Codify reusable components

and delivery templates

Stay at the forefront of the AI landscape

Proactively recommend new tools

and service offerings

Elevate internal team's AI fluency

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work directly with small and mid-size businesses; Earn stakeholder trust; Presenting to a small business owner; Collaborate with product team; Elevate our internal team's AI fluency

Communication Scope

Explain complex AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders; Translate complex AI capabilities into clear business value

Process & Methodology

Scoping, Architecture, Build, Testing, Handoff, Documentation

Full Job Description

Lyra Technology Group is a private equity-backed holding company that invests in and operates industry leading technology service businesses. Our companies are operated independently by exceptional management teams. Companies that join our group retain the employees, name, and culture that have made them successful. As a platform of Evergreen Services Group, we never divest from businesses we partner with and approach every decision with the goal of driving sustainable and healthy growth over the long term.   Forward Deployment AI Engineer Interlaced, a Lyra Technology Group portfolio company, is looking for a Forward Deployment AI Engineer. The FDE will embed with our clients' businesses — rolling up your sleeves to design, build, and deploy AI-powered solutions that create real operational impact. You won't be sitting behind a desk writing specs; you'll be working directly with small and mid-size businesses diagnosing inefficiencies, earning stakeholder trust, and shipping production-grade AI agents, automated workflows, and engineering solutions that change how these organizations run. This is a hands-on, client-facing engineering role built for someone who is as comfortable presenting to a small business owner as they are writing Python. Our companies are cloud-focused IT services providers, providing outsourced IT services for innovative businesses across the globe. We are cloud focused We work with cutting edge clients in forward thinking industries like tech startups, biotech and digital agencies We are poised for significant growth in 2026 and beyond and need you to help us do it! We are a team of hungry, innovative, technology-lovers who are excited to build something amazing together! Your work as a Forward Deployment AI Engineer will include several components: Relationship Management: Identify, engage, and secure new business opportunities Embed directly with clients to discover operational pain points, map workflows, and identify high-ROI opportunities

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