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This is direct, full-time employment with webAI.\nAbout the Role:\nWe are seeking a Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer to support our Public Sector initiatives focused on building and optimizing production ready AI systems for secure and distributed environments. This role sits at the intersection of machine learning, systems engineering, and deployment optimization, bridging research and real world implementation.\nYou will be responsible for transforming prototype models into scalable, efficient, and reliable production systems that operate seamlessly across a spectrum of hardware from government cloud infrastructure to edge devices in restricted or disconnected environments.\nThe ideal candidate will be based in Austin, Texas or in the Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia area. On a case-by-case basis, we will consider fully remote candidates. Qualified candidates who are not based in Austin, Texas may be asked to travel to our Austin, Texas headquarters. This role will require up to 25% travel, including occasional on-site work at customer locations to support deployment, troubleshooting, and integration of our platform within enterprise environments.\nKey Responsibilities:\nCollaborate closely with customers to scope, deploy, and maintain AI solutions in production environments.\n\nDesign, develop, and deploy agentic workflows to orchestrate multi-step reasoning, tool use, and decision-making across production systems.\n\nDebug and optimize data pipelines and AI systems running on customer networks.\n\nTranslate complex, often ambiguous customer requirements into well-scoped technical solutions.\n\nWork across the stack-from model inference on consumer hardware to infrastructure automation.\n\nRead hardware schematics/logs to identify performance bottlenecks and suggest improvements.\n\nServe as a trusted technical advisor to enterprise clients, representing the engineering team externally.\n\nContribute feedback and insight to internal teams to continuously improve product robustness and usability.\n\nRequired Skills & Qualifications:\n5+ years of combined experience in software engineering and machine learning.\n\nActive US Security clearance\n\nProven track record of deploying and maintaining machine learning/AI systems in production.\n\nStrong expertise in ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX, JAX, etc.\n\nExperience debugging complex systems involving data pipelines, model inference, and hardware interaction.\n\nExceptional communication skills; able to challenge vague requirements and turn them into actionable plans.\n\nComfortable working in dynamic environments with high customer exposure.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience deploying models on edge devices or consumer hardware.\n\nFamiliarity with distributed systems, DevOps tooling, and performance tuning.\n\nPrior experience in a customer-facing engineering role.\n\nProficiency in developing full stack applications\n\nKnowledge of privacy-preserving AI and secure compute environments.\n\nMaster’s degree in a relevant technical discipline.\n\nWe at webAI are committed to living out the core values we have put in place as the foundation on which we operate as a team. We seek individuals who exemplify the following:\nTruth - Emphasizing transparency and honesty in every interaction and decision.\n\nOwnership - Taking full responsibility for one’s actions and decisions, demonstrating commitment to the success of our clients.\n\nTenacity - Persisting in the face of challenges and setbacks, continually striving for excellence and improvement.\n\nHumility - Maintaining a respectful and learning-oriented mindset, acknowledging the strengths and contributions of others.\n\nBenefits:\nWe strive to provide competitive benefits to all employees. The benefits listed in this posting generally apply to U.S.-based employees. For employees hired outside the United States, benefits may vary based on local law, country-specific requirements, and the employment platform or entity through which the employee is hired.\nCompetitive salary\n\nComprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits package\n\n401(k) match\n\nEquity options\n\n$200/month Health & Wellness stipend\n\nContinuing Education support\n\n$500/year Function Health subscription\n\nFree parking for in-office employees\n\nFlexible Time Off (FTO)\n\nParental leave for eligible employees\n\nSupplemental life insurance\n\nwebAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. 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