Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the entire client relationship from initial discovery to final close.

• Make architectural and construction decisions that align with client environments and constraints.

• Conduct discovery sessions, architecture reviews, and stakeholder interviews autonomously.

• Convert unclear problems into well-defined, actionable work.

• Recognize and manage scope creep while proactively addressing risks.

• Identify and highlight opportunities for expansion.

• Foster lasting capabilities through documented, runnable, and maintainable software or automation solutions.

• Share patterns, templates, and reusable components back to the practice following each engagement.

• Scope, design, build, and finalize production-grade AI projects.

• Execute technical or operational AI delivery projects based on specialization.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of engineering or technical delivery experience, with significant time spent in embedded or client-facing roles.

• Proven track record of solo account management: evidence of owning a client relationship from initiation to completion without oversight.

• Hands-on expertise in one or more areas: LLM application development, cloud-native architecture (preferably AWS), backend systems at scale, or enterprise business automation.

• Demonstrated capability to make independent technical decisions and ensure delivery quality within client environments.

• Strong communication skills: technically accurate with engineers, clear and confident with VP-level leadership; adapts depth without sacrificing precision.

• High tolerance for ambiguity; consistently delivers value even before all requirements are defined.

• Must have current legal authorization to work in Canada; Caylent cannot provide visa sponsorship.

• Preferred: experience in building production AI systems, including RAG pipelines, agents, fine-tuned models, or LLM-native applications.

• Preferred: hands-on experience with Claude, AWS Bedrock, or similar technologies, including model parameters, prompt architecture, and tool usage.

• Preferred: background in consulting, systems integration, or professional services.

• Preferred: knowledge of SOW-based delivery and scope management.

• Preferred: AWS Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional, or equivalent certification.

• Operationally preferred: experience in management consulting, enterprise SaaS implementation, or deep business-function expertise.

• Operationally preferred: experience in designing and managing AI enablement programs for non-technical audiences.

• Operationally preferred: hands-on experience with tools like Zapier, Power Automate, Airtable, Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow, or similar enterprise systems.

• Operationally preferred: cross-functional experience across Finance, Legal, and Operations.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work environment.

• Equitable Life - Hybrid Plan.

• 100% premium coverage for employees and dependents.

• Competitive phantom equity options.

• Long-Term Disability coverage.

• 4% pension match (employer contribution).

• Unlimited vacation policy.

• Sick leave provisions.

• Paid holidays.

• Parental leave benefits.

• Coverage for exam and certification fees.

• Peer bonus recognition awards.

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

• Equipment and office stipend.

• Personalized professional development plan.

• Annual stipend for learning and development opportunities.

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

• Up to 50% travel required, based on business needs.