Forward Deployed Engineer

Our customers – many of the largest, most complex organizations in the world – build applications on the C3 AI Platform to solve their most challenging, never-before-solved business problems, such as:

• Aircraft Predictive Maintenance: predict aircraft system failures before they occur; empower flight engineers to more effectively manage fleet-wide flight plans and proactively schedule inspections and maintenance.
• Electricity Theft Detection: detect anomalous electricity consumption patterns, across millions of smart meters, indicative of energy theft; empower operators to more effectively prevent theft, prioritize field investigations, and recover lost revenue.
• Supply Chain Inventory Optimization: recommend safety stock levels to optimize inventory for thousands of SKUs across hundreds of distribution centers; empower plant managers to more effectively minimize costs while meeting service level targets.

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will be working with customers to design, develop, and deploy AI-based enterprise applications on the C3 AI Platform. An ideal candidate possesses strategic and analytical aptitude, software development expertise and excellent interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities:

• Engage directly with customers to design, develop, and deploy AI-based enterprise applications
• Write application specifications and documentation
• Lead design and development reviews of customer applications
• Test, troubleshoot, and enhance customer applications with and on behalf of customers
• Continuously identify technical risks and gaps; devise mitigation strategies in anticipation of customer needs

 Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) field; graduate degree in STEM or business field preferred
• 2+ years of professional software development experience with JavaScript, Java, or other object-oriented programming languages
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Organizational skills and attention to detail
• Interpersonal communication skills and ability to work effectively on a cross-functional team
• Ability to travel as needed

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of cloud computing concepts
• Understanding of databases types and trade-offs
• Proficiency in data structure and algorithm design and implementation
• Proficiency in time-series data analysis, cleansing, and normalization
• Working knowledge of Agile software development methodology
• Experience building and deploying AI-based enterprise applications
• Solid understanding of common machine learning techniques, applications, and trade-offs
• Domain expertise in one or more of the following industries: Aerospace, Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrial Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Public Sector, Power & Utilities, Supply Chain, Telecommunications

C3 AI provides excellent benefits and a competitive compensation package, which include:  

• Generous stock options and 401K.
• Salary range: $125,000 - $150,000 USD.