Forward Deployed Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Mexico.

📋 Description

• Take full ownership of AI projects as the strategic leader, overseeing everything from initial discovery to the executive handoff, while collaborating with an FDE responsible for implementation.

• Conduct structured discovery sessions with engineering, product, and business stakeholders.

• Create AI operating models to facilitate organizational adoption, governance, and scaling throughout the business.

• Establish AI outcome maps linked to quantifiable business results, such as efficiency improvements, revenue effects, risk mitigation, and time-to-value.

• Lead AI maturity evaluations and design adoption roadmaps that align with Anthropic’s platform capabilities.

• Organize executive workshops and training sessions aimed at both technical and C-suite audiences.

• Present executive-level briefings that encompass current findings, ROI estimates, and strategic recommendations.

• Oversee FDE efforts on Claude Code tooling, prompt architecture, and workflow automation.

• Discover expansion opportunities across various business lines.

• Define follow-up project scopes and present subsequent engagement proposals.

• Foster executive relationships to establish Caylent as a long-term AI strategy partner.

• Participate on-site for the final Catalyst block, including readouts, workshops, and executive presentations.

• Contribute to reusable strategy frameworks, delivery artifacts, and enhancements to methodologies.

• Direct AI strategy engagements that span multiple teams, platforms, and business functions.

• Work alongside FDEs to improve the architect-engineer delivery model and handoff processes.

• Travel up to 50% based on business requirements.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience in software development or technical architecture across diverse stacks, including hyperscaler settings.

• A minimum of 3 years in engineering leadership, technical consulting, solutions architecture, or a combination thereof.

• Proven ability to engage across different business lines.

• Experience in designing or advising on AI operating models, technology adoption strategies, or digital transformation initiatives.

• Practical knowledge of Claude Code or similar AI-assisted development tools.

• Certification as a Claude Architect.

• Experience conducting structured stakeholder interviews, discovery sessions, and facilitated workshops with both technical and business audiences.

• Strong executive communication skills, including writing and presenting to CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and business leaders.

• Experience delivering professional service engagements, which includes scope management, ownership of deliverables, and client advisory.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and contemporary software development workflows.

• Legal authorization to work in the country where the position is located; Caylent is unable to sponsor visa or work permit applications.

• Preferred: experience in aligning AI initiatives with business outcomes, framed at the executive level concerning ROI.

• Preferred: knowledge of PE portfolio company environments and communication at the board level.

• Preferred: background in solutions architecture, platform engineering, or enterprise technology strategy.

• Preferred: experience with LLM prompt engineering, agentic AI workflow design, or AI product development.

• Preferred: direct experience with Claude Code’s extensibility model.

• Preferred: familiarity with SDLC maturity frameworks or workforce analytics (DORA, DevEx).

• Preferred: experience in designing and facilitating workshops for diverse audiences.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% remote work.

• Medical insurance for you and eligible dependents.

• Generous holidays and flexible PTO.

• Competitive phantom equity.

• Coverage for exams and certifications.

• Peer bonus awards.

• State-of-the-art laptop and tools provided.

• Equipment & office stipend.

• Individual professional development plan.

• Annual stipend for learning and development.

• Collaborate with an outstanding global team in a remarkable corporate culture.

• Revenue upside: Agentic Architects who drive account expansion earn based on revenue generated, not solely on delivery margin.

• Opportunities for advancement linked to delivery performance and account growth, rather than utilization.