Forward Deployed Engineer (Applied AI Engineer)

About the role

As a Forward Deployed Engineer you will be embedded with client teams from day one, turning business ambition into production‑ready AI solutions. You will work closely with industry leads, architects and stakeholders to shape commercially viable, technically feasible systems and see them through to live deployment.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with clients, Industry Leads and Value Architects to frame problems, shape solutions and ensure commercial viability.
• Design, build and deploy end‑to‑end agentic AI systems, moving prototypes to production‑grade implementations.
• Leverage the Avanade Agentic Platform and Microsoft AI stack, applying agent‑assisted development, automated evaluation and observability.
• Contribute reusable components, patterns and assets, and ensure delivery is tied to measurable business outcomes.

Required profile

• 5+ years of software or AI engineering experience with production systems.
• Strong practical command of Azure AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI and agent orchestration (or equivalent credible stack).
• Full‑stack capability covering front‑end, APIs, data and agent orchestration.
• Proven ability to turn prototypes into production at pace while maintaining quality.
• Comfortable working autonomously in client environments and engaging directly with senior stakeholders.

Required skills

• Azure AI Foundry
• Copilot Studio
• Azure OpenAI Service
• Agent orchestration frameworks
• Full‑stack development (front‑end, APIs, data pipelines)