Forward Deployed AI Engineer

About the Company

At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world's largest enterprises.

Responsibilities

• Build and prototype full-stack AI applications and agentic systems to solve enterprise use cases
• Partner with strategic customers to drive AI use cases from prototype to production readiness
• Advise customer leaders on AI roadmaps, prioritization, and deployment strategies
• Codify successful solution patterns into repeatable reference architectures and playbooks
• Mentor Cloudera teams and channel customer feedback to Product teams to improve the AI platform

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building and deploying production-grade systems
• 2-3 years of experience building Generative AI or agentic applications
• Strong software engineering, data engineering, and applied AI/ML skills
• Experience with foundation models, context engineering, fine-tuning, RAG, and agentic workflows
• Deep understanding of LLMOps/MLOps practices including evaluation and observability
• Ability to design scalable AI architectures aligned with enterprise security and governance
• Strong communication skills to engage with both technical and executive audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience using the Cloudera platform
• Experience with open source big data technologies like Spark, Iceberg, or NiFi
• Experience with AI infrastructure, NVIDIA GPUs, or distributed AI workloads

Benefits

• Generous PTO Policy and Unplugged Days
• Flexible WFH Policy
• Mental & Physical Wellness programs
• Phone and Internet Reimbursement
• Paid Volunteer Time