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Caylent

IT Services and IT Consulting · Posted 17h ago

Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Strategy

Lead AI adoption engagements from discovery to executive handoff, built on Anthropic's Claude

Within a regionAnywhere in Canada, US and Latin America, as long as you like

Hires across Canada, the US and Latin America, but the role may need up to 50% travel and on-site work.

How long can you stay where you're going?
    Workspace budget
  • Revenue upside on expansion
  • Phantom equity
  • Paid certifications

The role

Caylent's Anthropic Business Unit needs a strategic lead for AI engagements, setting direction while a paired engineer builds. You'll run discovery, design AI operating models, present to executives and win follow-on work.

What you'll do

  • 1Own AI engagements end-to-end, from discovery through executive handoff
  • 2Design AI operating models and outcome maps tied to business results
  • 3Run executive workshops and present ROI findings to CTOs and business leaders
  • 4Direct a paired FDE on Claude Code tooling, prompt architecture and automation
  • 5Spot expansion opportunities and shape follow-on scope with clients

What they're looking for

Must-haves

  • 8+ years in software development or technical architecture, incl. hyperscalers
  • 3+ years in engineering leadership, technical consulting or solutions architecture
  • Certified Claude Architect
  • Experience advising on AI operating models or digital transformation
  • Strong executive communication and workshop facilitation across business and technical audiences

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with PE portfolio company environments
  • Experience with LLM prompt engineering or agentic AI workflow design
  • Familiarity with DORA or DevEx maturity frameworks

Skills and platforms

  • AI strategy
  • Technical architecture
  • Solutions architecture
  • Cloud services
  • AWS
  • Anthropic Claude
  • Generative AI
  • Agentic AI
  • DevOps
  • CI/CD
  • Stakeholder management
  • Executive communication
  • Digital transformation
  • Prompt engineering
  • Workflow automation
  • Consulting

Perks

  • Flexible Time Off
  • Phantom equity
  • Paid exams and certifications
  • Peer bonus awards
  • Laptop and tools
  • Equipment and office stipend
  • Professional development plan
  • Learning and development stipend

The company

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Caylent

IT Services and IT Consulting

Since 2015, Caylent has grown alongside organizations modernizing on AWS. It is the operating partner they trust to build, run, and evolve intelligent systems at scale.

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