Forward Deployed Engineer Lead AI Engineer

Reflection is an AI research lab building open frontier models and a full AI stack for developers, enterprises, and public-sector users.

New York, United States
About Reflection

Reflection develops open-weight AI models, open-source software for customizing and running agents, AI-factory infrastructure, and related solutions. Its current research emphasizes large language models, reinforcement learning, and agentic reasoning.

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About the Role

You will lead the technical strategy, execution, and delivery of enterprise agentic applications. You will architect systems, deploy them across hybrid environments, collaborate on model adaptation, and establish technical standards, playbooks, and mentorship.

Requirements

  • Software engineering experience with Python and Typescript
  • Experience deploying enterprise software in cloud or hybrid environments
  • Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD
  • Understanding of machine learning, vector databases, RAG pipelines, agent orchestration, evaluations, and fine-tuning
  • 6+ years of software engineering experience
  • 2+ years of technical leadership experience delivering AI-driven enterprise solutions
  • Customer-facing solution architecture experience

Responsibilities

  • Partner with deployment strategists and sales to architect customer solutions
  • Architect and build complex agentic systems
  • Orchestrate LLM workflows and integrate enterprise infrastructure
  • Collaborate with research teams to adapt and fine-tune models
  • Own deployments across cloud, VPC, and on-premises environments
  • Define playbooks, best practices, technical standards, and mentorship

Benefits

  • Stock options
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Annual wellness allowance
  • Daily office lunch and dinner
  • 22 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Unlimited paid time off in the U.S.
  • 30 days of vacation in the U.K.
  • Visa sponsorship support
  • Regular off-sites, happy hours, and team celebrations
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