Forward Deployed AI Engineer

Forward Deployed AI Engineer

Location:

Houston, TX

Type:

Full-time

Work Arrangement:

On-site, 5 days/week

About the Role

We are looking for a

hands-on Forward Deployed AI Engineer

to join a growing AI team working at the intersection of

AI, commercial operations, and energy/commodities trading

.

You will work directly with commercial users to identify high-value AI opportunities and

design, build, and deploy agentic AI solutions

that solve real business problems.

This role requires someone who can take ownership from

business problem → technical solution → prototype → production

, while collaborating with foundational AI and platform engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Work directly with

trading and commercial teams

to understand workflows and identify AI opportunities.

• Design and deploy

LLM/agentic AI solutions

from prototype through production.

• Build and integrate

RAG, tool calling, MCP servers, data connectors, and domain-specific AI capabilities

.

• Apply AI techniques including

LLMs, NLP, RAG, time-series forecasting, and optimization

to pricing, supply/demand, trade-flow, and operational problems.

• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and communicate requirements back to engineering teams.
• Present AI capabilities and limitations to

traders and senior stakeholders

and drive adoption.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years

of experience in AI Engineering, Software Engineering, ML, Data Science, or a related technical field.

• Strong

Python

development skills and solid software engineering fundamentals.

• Hands-on experience with

Generative AI, LLMs, RAG, prompt engineering, tool/function calling, and agentic workflows

.

• Experience with frameworks such as

LangChain, LlamaIndex, or equivalent

.

• Experience with

AWS or other cloud platforms

.

• Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with both technical and commercial stakeholders.

⭐ Strong Preference: Energy & Commodities

The client is particularly interested in candidates coming from:

• Oil & Gas
• Energy
• Commodities / Commodity Trading
• Energy Trading
• Power & Gas Markets
• Trading, Risk, or Market Analytics

Candidates with an understanding of

commodity markets, energy flows, trading workflows, pricing, supply/demand, or commercial operations

will be strongly preferred.

Ideal Candidate

A

business-facing AI builder

who can understand a commercial problem, identify where AI can add value, build the solution, and get it into production.

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Houston, TX | 5 Days On-site | Full-time