Forward Deployed AI Engineer

Location: Berlin, Onsite
Travel: ~50% client-site in DACH region
Experience: 3+ years
Duration: Initial 6 Months with a view to go permanent 
Rate: €385 - €455 per day 

The RoleWe're looking for a Forward Deployed AI Engineer who can turn ambiguous business challenges into working AI solutions — moving quickly from ideas and prototypes to production.
You'll work directly with clients while remaining hands-on technically, combining strong engineering skills with a modern, agent-first approach to development.

Key Responsibilities
  • Orchestrate AI agents to build and deliver solutions at speed
  • Take AI projects from PoC through to production-ready MVP
  • Build data pipelines and ML workflows
  • Train, deploy and monitor ML models
  • Develop and deploy cloud-based web services, ideally on Azure
  • Integrate solutions with client systems
  • Translate business challenges into practical technical solutions
  • Work closely with clients and internal engineering squads

About You
  • 3+ years' experience building scalable, production-grade software
  • Strong Python and SQL skills
  • Hands-on production ML experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow or scikit-learn
  • Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Azure
  • Experience with secure web applications and PostgreSQL
  • Comfortable working with AI agents, Claude Code and AI evals
  • Strong client-facing and communication skills
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-paced environments
  • C1+ German for client communication