Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. David Joseph & Company is seeking an AI Field Engineer to join Fireworks AI, a company focused on scaling AI on open models. The role involves integrating the Fireworks platform with clients, managing customer accounts, and building production systems while engaging with executive-level stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Build POCs, MVPs, and production integrations directly inside customer codebases
- Own customer accounts end to end — manage relationships, run discovery, present to stakeholders
- Do performance engineering and deployment on the Fireworks platform across customer environments
- Channel client feedback into product improvements in collaboration with PMs
Skills
- 5–10 years in customer-facing ML/AI engineering (FDE, Applied AI, or Solutions Engineering) as a senior IC — ~60% hands-on coding/deployment, ~40% client engagement + product feedback
- Built and shipped production ML/AI systems from the ground up
- Direct client-facing engineering experience — ran POCs/MVPs, managed accounts, presented to stakeholders
- Archetype A: FDE/embedded engineer at AI-native startups or professional services firms — consulting/delivery focus
- Archetype B: Senior ML/AI engineer with training, fine-tuning, inference, or model deployment, plus demonstrated client-facing experience
- Strong Python + hands-on ML/AI engineering depth
- Collaborated with PMs to rapidly channel client feedback into product improvements
- Low ego, extreme ownership
- Comfortable with regular on-site customer visits (AI-native accounts move at YC startup pace)
- Background at an AI/ML startup/infra company, professional services firm, or big tech with client-facing exposure
- Experience with inference serving frameworks (vLLM, SGLang) and cloud GPU infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Familiarity with Kubernetes
Benefits
- Competitive equity
- Visa sponsorship: Yes — H-1B transfers and TN visas sponsored; O-1 considered case-by-case
- Full-time
- Remote-friendly (US) with regular on-site client travel
- Open to remote or in-office in New York, NY or San Mateo, CA; regular on-site customer travel expected
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