Forward Deployed Engineer
About the role
At CloudFactory, we are a mission-driven team passionate about unlocking the potential of AI to transform the world. By combining advanced technology with a global network of talented people, we make unusable data usable, driving real-world impact at scale. More than just a workplace, we’re a global community founded on strong relationships and the belief that meaningful work transforms lives. Our commitment to earning, learning, and serving fuels everything we do as we strive to connect one million people to meaningful work and build leaders worth following. Our Culture At CloudFactory, we believe in building a workplace where everyone feels empowered, valued, and inspired to bring their authentic selves to work. We are:
- Mission-Driven: We focus on creating economic and social impact.
- People-Centric: We care deeply about our team’s growth, well-being, and sense of belonging.
- Innovative: We embrace change and find better ways to do things together.
- Globally Connected: We foster collaboration between diverse cultures and perspectives.
If you’re passionate about innovation, collaboration, and making a real impact, we’d love to have you on board!
Role Summary
Location & Travel
- Preferred location: Reading area, UK and Berlin, Germany
- Relocation assistance available for qualified candidates
- Frequent travel to client sites may be required (depending on client needs)
Responsibilities
AI Deployment Architecture:
- Design and implement integrations between client systems and CloudFactory’s platform
- Architect scalable agentic AI & human-in-the-loop workflows
- Define data ingestion, transformation, and feedback loops
- Evaluate system bottlenecks (latency, quality, throughput)
Product Readiness & Scale:
- Translate proof-of-concept AI systems into scalable production workflows
- Identify operational risks before deployment
- Partner with Delivery teams to ensure execution feasibility
- Improve reliability and reduce manual intervention
Hands-on Engineering:
- Build APIs, connectors, automation scripts, and data pipelines
- Debug integration issues in client environments
- Contribute to internal platform enhancements
Field Product Intelligence:
- Surface recurring patterns from client deployments
- Distinguish between custom solutions and reusable features
- Influence roadmap priorities with evidence from the field
Technical Leadership:
- Lead technical discovery sessions
- Support pre-sales validation
- Act as trusted advisor to enterprise engineering teams
Requirements
Engineering depth:
- 2+ years software engineering experience
- Strong proficiency in Python, Go
- Proficiency with Claude and all relevant AI tools
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure)
- Experience building APIs and working with distributed systems
Systems thinking:
- Experience designing data pipelines or ML infrastructure
- Ability to evaluate end-to-end workflow performance
- Familiarity with AI/ML lifecycle (training → inference → evaluation → feedback)
Product judgement:
- Ability to differentiate scalable feature opportunities from custom requests
- Strong prioritization instincts
Communication:
- Ability to communicate with C-level and deeply technical stakeholders
- Comfortable running technical workshops
- Able to translate ambiguity into architecture
Benefits
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