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We work with companies in critical, operationally complex industries, including healthcare, education, and financial services.\nOur work includes:\nHelping an education organization scale the development of high-quality curriculum across thousands of schools in the U.S.\n\nAutomating paperwork and documentation for a healthcare services company supporting more than 2 million patients, freeing its teams to spend more time helping the people they serve\n\nWe are profitable, growing quickly, and intentionally lean. We believe AI has fundamentally changed what one exceptional engineer with strong business judgment can accomplish, so we keep teams small, give people real ownership, and reward them based on the value they create.\nThe Role\nAs a Forward Deployed AI Engineer, you will work directly with client executives, operators, and technical teams to turn high-value business problems into production AI systems.\nYou will own the full journey: understanding the workflow, defining what should be built, designing the technical approach, shipping the system, and improving it until it delivers measurable results.\nThis is a hands-on engineering role. You will write production code, make architecture decisions, and work directly with users. You will also need the judgment to prioritize the right problem, communicate clearly with clients, and keep an engagement moving through ambiguity.\nWe are not looking for someone who only wants to build prototypes or work from detailed specifications. 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