Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Operate
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 22, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 20, 2026.
About the Role
Join a healthcare AI team delivering production agent systems for health systems, providers, and life sciences organizations. You will own technical delivery from early client discussions through implementation and ongoing support, while helping improve reusable platform capabilities.
What You'll Do
Lead client engagements end to end, including pre-sales demonstrations, requirements gathering, system design, integration, implementation, and post-launch support.
Architect and build production AI agent systems that integrate with healthcare platforms such as EHR and EMR systems, claims, specialty pharmacy, and CRM tools.
Run technical working sessions and present solutions to executive and technical stakeholders.
Make independent decisions about architecture, tools, integration scope, and technical problem-solving.
Share deployment learnings with the product team and develop reusable components for future implementations.
What We're Looking For
Five to 15 years of software engineering experience, with a record of building and owning customer-facing production systems end to end.
Experience designing complete system architectures and producing architecture diagrams, as well as owning client delivery from scoping through integration and support.
Strong client-facing communication skills, including leading technical sessions and presenting to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Healthcare or life sciences experience, such as health insurance, patient services, specialty pharmacy, clinical operations, pharmacovigilance, or HIPAA compliance.
Fluency in Python, JavaScript or Node.js, TypeScript, Next.js, and React, plus cloud infrastructure experience with AWS or GCP.
Experience building data and machine learning pipelines, including ETL/ELT, document ingestion, unstructured data workflows, or predictive models.
Experience with LLM systems or AI agents, including prompt engineering, function calling, structured outputs, guardrails, or observability, is valuable.
Must be a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder. Startup or high-growth company experience is beneficial.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary range: $170,000 to $205,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
Remote within the United States, with New York as the primary location.