Forward Deployed Engineer, Applied AI

Core Responsibilities:- Work within customer systems to build production applications with Claude models, ensuring that these products meet customer requirements.- Deliver technical artifacts for customers like MCP servers, sub-agents, and agent skills that will be used in production workflows.- Provide white glove deployment support for Anthropic products in national security environments.- Identify and codify repeatable deployment patterns and contribute insights back to our Product and Engineering teams.- Maintain strong knowledge of the latest developments in LLM capabilities, implementation patterns, and AI product development stacks.- Build long term relationships with customers and proactively identify new opportunities for AI deployment throughout the lifecycle of an engagement.- Travel frequently (25-50%) to customer sites to build in person with customers.- Be a champion for Anthropics mission in the field. You Might Be a Good Fit If You Have:- Security clearance not required, but a plus- Must have prior experience working with US federal civilian, state, or local agencies- 4+ years of experience in a technical, customer facing role such as Forward Deployed Engineer, or as a Software Engineer with consulting experience. Former technical founders are also encouraged to apply.- Production experience with LLMs including advanced prompt engineering, agent development, evaluation frameworks, and deployment at scale.- Strong programming skills with proficiency in Python (and ideally in one or more additional languages like TypeScript, Java, etc) and experience shipping production applications- High agency with an ability to navigate ambiguity present in complex organizations.- High cooperation mindset for cross-organizational collaboration, balancing competing priorities with integrity.- Passion for advancing safe, beneficial AI systems through creative technical applications.- Strong communication skills to conduct discovery with customers and to convey technical concepts to diverse stakeholders while maintaining a low ego and collaborative approach.- Experience with government IT systems and/or AI deployment patterns is a plus.The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.For sales roles, the range provided is the roles On Target Earnings (

Created: 2026-01-28