Lyra Technology Group

Lyra Technology Group

Forward Deployment AI Engineer

Denver | St

No sponsorship$120k-$150kDetected 11 days ago
PythonVector DatabasesCloud PlatformsRESTMachine LearningLLMsRAGAgentic AILangGraphAI OrchestrationLogisticsCommunicationPublic Speaking

About the role

  • Our companies are operated independently by exceptional management teams.
  • Companies that join our group retain the employees, name, and culture that have made them successful.
  • Lyra Tech Group is looking for a Forward Deployed AI Engineer for one of our operating companies.

Responsibilities

  • As a platform of Evergreen Services Group, we never divest from businesses we partner with and approach every decision with the goal of driving sustainable and healthy growth over the long term.
  • As an FDE, you will work directly inside our clients' businesses - rolling up your sleeves to design, build, and deploy AI-powered solutions that create real operational impact.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future
  • 2+ years of professional experience in software engineering, AI/ML engineering, or a technical consulting role
  • Working proficiency in Python and familiarity with REST APIs and cloud services
  • Ability to work independently in ambiguous, fast-moving client environments
  • Strong communication skills - you can explain a vector database to a CFO without losing them
  • Experience with workflow automation platforms (Zapier, Make, n8n, or similar)
  • Familiarity with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma) and embedding pipelines
  • Prior client-facing, consulting, or forward-deployed engineering experience
  • Hands-on experience building with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or similar)
  • Understanding of prompt engineering, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), and agentic workflow patterns
  • Exposure to low-code/no-code tools alongside custom-code solutions
  • Experience working with SMB clients across industries such as professional services, healthcare, logistics, or retail

Skills

  • Embed directly with clients to discover operational pain points, map workflows, and identify high-ROI opportunities for AI and automation
  • Serve as a trusted technical advisor, translating complex AI capabilities into clear business value for non-technical stakeholders
  • Contribute internally by codifying reusable components, playbooks, and delivery templates that scale across the practice

Compensation

  • The targeted base salary range for this role is $120,000-$150,000 per year, depending on experience.

Company info

  • Lyra Technology Group is a p rivate e quity-backed holding company that invests in and operates industry leading technology service businesses.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future

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