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You will work alongside senior Forward Deployed Engineers and technical leads while developing deeper expertise in forward deployed engineering practices and client delivery.\nForward Deployed Engineering & Solution Delivery\nWork directly with clients and technical leads to understand workflows, technical challenges, user needs, and opportunities for applying AI.\nTranslate business, mission, and user requirements into technical designs, prototypes, and working solutions.\nDesign, prototype, test, and deploy generative AI and agentic AI applications in enterprise environments.\nBuild AI solutions using large language models, APIs, developer tooling, enterprise data, and modern application development practices.\nDevelop agentic solutions incorporating Model Context Protocol (MCP), agent-to-agent (A2A) communication, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), tool use, structured outputs, context management, orchestration, and human-in-the-loop patterns.\nParticipate in client discovery sessions, technical working sessions, demonstrations, and solution design discussions.\nGather feedback from users and stakeholders and rapidly incorporate that feedback into working solutions.\nTroubleshoot technical issues and collaborate with client and delivery teams to identify practical solutions.\nExplore emerging AI technologies and identify innovative ways to apply them to real-world business and mission problems.\nEngineering & Integration\nBuild and maintain integrations with enterprise systems, services, APIs, databases, data sources, and workflow tools.\nDevelop AI applications and agents that interact with enterprise data, tools, systems, APIs, and other agents.\nBuild MCP-based integrations connecting AI applications and agents with tools, services, enterprise systems, and data sources.\nImplement A2A and multi-agent patterns supporting communication and coordination among specialized agents.\nBuild RAG solutions, including knowledge retrieval, embeddings, vector search, grounding, and integration with enterprise content and data.\nDevelop agentic workflows using tool use, structured outputs, context management, orchestration, and human review where appropriate.\nApply modern software engineering practices to develop reliable, maintainable, testable, and well-documented solutions.\nWork with relational databases, vector stores, APIs, and other data storage and retrieval technologies.\nSupport testing, evaluation, logging, monitoring, and troubleshooting of AI-enabled applications and agentic workflows.\nParticipate in code reviews, technical design reviews, and other engineering quality practices.\nClient Delivery & Problem Solving\nCommunicate effectively with technical and non-technical client stakeholders.\nAsk effective questions to understand client problems, workflows, constraints, and desired outcomes.\nExplain technical concepts, prototypes, and solution approaches clearly to client stakeholders.\nParticipate in client demonstrations, technical discovery, and working sessions.\nWork effectively in environments where requirements may be ambiguous, evolving, or initially undefined.\nApply creative and analytical thinking to break complex problems into manageable technical solutions.\nRapidly evaluate new technologies, patterns, and approaches and determine how they may apply to client needs.\nCollaborate with senior engineers and client stakeholders to evaluate technical options, risks, and trade-offs.\nIncorporate client and user feedback into solution design and implementation.\nFDE Development & Collaboration\nWork with senior Forward Deployed Engineers and technical leads to develop strong FDE skills and delivery practices.\nApply FDE best practices related to discovery, problem decomposition, requirements translation, rapid prototyping, solution design, implementation, testing, demonstrations, and knowledge transfer.\nParticipate in pair programming, code reviews, architecture discussions, and technical learning activities.\nContribute reusable code, technical patterns, accelerators, documentation, and lessons learned to improve future implementations.\nShare knowledge with other engineers and contribute to a collaborative engineering culture.\nDemonstrate curiosity and a willingness to rapidly learn new AI technologies, engineering patterns, client domains, and business processes.\nWhat You Will Need:\nMust be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal PUBLIC TRUST; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.\nTHREE (3+) or more years of overall work experience.\nExperience in software engineering, AI/ML engineering, data engineering, solution engineering, or a related technical role.\nExperience performing forward deployed engineering or comparable client-facing technical delivery, including working directly with users or clients to translate business or mission needs into working technical solutions.\nHands-on experience building generative AI, large language model, or agentic AI solutions.\nHands-on experience developing solutions using Claude APIs, Claude for Enterprise, Claude Code, tool use, Custom Skills, or comparable enterprise large language model platforms and developer tooling.\nHands-on experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP) and its use in connecting AI applications or agents with tools, services, data sources, or enterprise systems.\nExperience with agent-to-agent (A2A) or multi-agent solution patterns, including communication or coordination among multiple agents.\nHands-on experience developing retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions, including retrieval, embeddings, vector search, and grounding LLM applications with enterprise data or content.\nExperience developing agentic workflows incorporating tool use, structured outputs, context management, orchestration, and human-in-the-loop patterns.\nStrong software development skills using modern programming languages, APIs, services, and application development frameworks.\nExperience integrating applications with APIs, databases, data sources, or enterprise systems.\nUnderstanding of modern software engineering practices, including source control, testing, debugging, code review, documentation, and maintainable code development.\nStrong client communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.\nAbility to work effectively with clients and multidisciplinary teams in environments with evolving or ambiguous requirements.\nDemonstrated curiosity, innovative thinking, creative problem-solving, and ability to learn and apply new technologies quickly.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills.\nUS Citizenship is contractually required.\nWhat Would Be Nice to Have:\nBachelor’s degree from an accredited university. \nPrior experience working as a Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Forward Deployed AI Engineer, or in a similar client-embedded engineering role.\nAdditional hands-on experience developing Claude-based solutions, including Claude Code, API development, tool use, Custom Skills, or Model Context Protocol.\nAnthropic Academy coursework or certificates in areas such as AI Fluency, API development, Model Context Protocol, Claude Code, or related platform topics.\nAnthropic partner training or certification experience, or equivalent platform-focused training.\nExperience building end-to-end agentic AI applications from prototype through implementation.\nExperience with testing and evaluation of generative AI or agentic AI systems, including validation, quality review, or regression testing.\nExperience with relational databases, data modeling, vector databases, or modern data platforms.\nExperience with cloud environments such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.\nFamiliarity with AI safety, security, privacy, governance, and responsible AI practices.\nExperience with logging, monitoring, tracing, or observability for applications or AI-enabled systems.\nExperience delivering technology solutions in federal, regulated, or other complex enterprise environments.\nExperience delivering technology, data, AI, or digital solutions in healthcare, life sciences, public health, or other health-related environments.\nFamiliarity with regulated health environments and considerations related to data privacy, security, governance, and responsible use of AI.\nInterest in continuing to develop expertise in forward deployed engineering, agentic AI, and client-facing technical delivery.\nThe annual salary range for this position is $113,000.00-$188,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. What We Offer:\nGuidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.\nBenefits include:\nMedical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance\n\nPersonal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays\n\nPosition may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus\n\nParental Leave and Adoption Assistance\n\n401(k) Retirement Plan\n\nBasic Life & Supplemental Life\n\nHealth Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts\n\nShort-Term & Long-Term Disability\n\nStudent Loan PayDown\n\nTuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities\n\nSkills Development & Certifications\n\nEmployee Referral Program\n\nCorporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach\n\nEmergency Back-Up Childcare Program\n\nMobility Stipend\n\nAbout Guidehouse\nGuidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer-Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.\nGuidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.\nIf you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.\nAll communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or . Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.\nIf any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. 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