Remote Forward Deployed Engineer — Domain Advisory Track

ActiveHired is expanding its remote specialist bench with a Remote Forward Deployed Engineer — Domain Advisory Track at $300,000 - $650,000/year. Contributors work asynchronously from home across major English-speaking countries, translating real-world workflows in Python, LLM Systems, ML Infrastructure, RAG/AI Automation into high-signal training examples and multi-step evaluation criteria for enterprise AI models.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop LLM applications, including multi-agent systems, tool-using agents, RAG workflows, evaluation harnesses, and human-in-the-loop systems.
• Partner with research and engineering teams to translate ambiguous AI problems into scoped technical projects and production systems.
• Develop infrastructure for model inference, experimentation, evaluation, and deployment across frontier AI platforms.
• Build systems that help partners move from one-off AI experiments to reliable, repeatable, multi-turn agent workflows.
• Own systems across the full lifecycle, including discovery, architecture, implementation, deployment, reliability, iteration, and partner success.
• Able to operate independently in ambiguous, partner-facing settings with strong technical and product ownership.
• Strong Python engineer with experience building and shipping production systems end to end.

Skills & Experience Needed

• Experience acting as a technical partner to external customers, research teams, or strategic enterprise accounts.
• Working knowledge of modern LLM tooling, agent frameworks, model evaluation stacks, and ML experimentation platforms.
• Compensation & Benefits Notice
• The national pay range for this full-time position is base salary of $180,000 –$250,000 USD. All employees are eligible for equity compensation, and employees may also receive performance-based bonuses, dependent on role and subject to company policies. our AI research partner provides a comprehensive benefits package, including up to 100% reimbursement for health-insurance premiums, paid time off, a 401(K) plan with a company match, and additional benefits designed to support a high-performing, remote-first workforce.
• Compensation Band: $300,000 - $650,000/year
• Work Location: Remote (100% Remote / Asynchronous Flexibility)
• Available Openings: 1 open position

Remuneration & Remote Setup

• Compensation Rate: $300,000 - $650,000/year (contract specialist remuneration)
• Work Arrangement: 100% Remote / Work From Home
• Eligible Remote Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and South Africa
• Core Competencies: Python, LLM Systems, ML Infrastructure, RAG/AI Automation
• Hiring Agency: ActiveHired

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