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Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Eqbank · Canada
Role overview
We are looking for a Staff-level Forward Deployed AI Engineer to design, build, and deliver AI-powered applications that create measurable business impact. This is a hands-on engineering role with strong design responsibility — you will spend most of your time writing code, integrating systems, and taking solutions to production, while also shaping practical, scalable designs that ensure what you build can operate reliably at enterprise scale. You will work closely with business stakeholders to identify high-value opportunities, rapidly prototype solutions, and evolve them into well-architected, production-grade systems.
Visible requirements
You will play a lead technical role in designing and delivering AI-enabled solutions across the enterprise.
1. Build & Ship AI Applications (Primary Focus)
Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications and workflows
Write production-quality code across:
Backend services and APIs
AI orchestration layers and agents
Enterprise integrations
Rapidly prototype solutions and iterate them into scalable production systems
Own delivery end-to-end: build, test, deploy,…Hands-On Engineering Strength (Critical)
Proven ability to build and ship production systems at scale
Strong experience in:
Backend development and API design
Cloud-native systems (Azure preferred)
Integration-heavy, distributed applications
Comfortable operating in a high-output, hands-on environment
System Design & Architecture Judgment
Ability to design clean, practical architectures that support real-world constraints
Experience making trade-offs acro…