Hiring: Forward Deployed Engineer Company: alliantgroup Location: Houston, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 15:08:49 Employment Type: On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Azure, GitHub, Java, JavaScript, LLM, Python, REST, Systems Design, TypeScript About the job Experience: •5+ years in software engineering, solutions consulting, or technical delivery, with hands-on coding ability in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or Go preferred. Required Skills: •Lliant is building an engineering-led delivery model for its AI practice, and we're looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) •To embed directly with our clients: running technical discovery, architecting solutions, writing code, and owning the ROI case alongside the build. •As a premier consulting and technology firm, lliant is focused on providing solutions to help businesses transform and thrive, while serving as their ongoing growth partner. •Diagnose before you build. Embed with client stakeholders to understand their technical environment, workflows, and business goals, as well as quantify the value case (cost savings, cycle-time reduction, revenue impact) before a line of code gets written. •Build from the accelerator library, not from scratch. Configure and extend alliant's reusable agent patterns, reference architectures, and prompt libraries into AI-driven integrations and agentic workflows tailored to each client; favoring speed-to-value over bespoke engineering. •Own delivery outcomes. Lead technical onboarding and deployment for enterprise engagements, delivering on time, on budget, and against a measurable ROI target, in partnership with Solution Architects, Tech Leads, and Project Managers. •Make the ROI story defensible. Instrument solutions and report on business outcomes so every engagement produces a value narrative the client's own leadership can champion internally, reflecting the difference between a satisfied client and a Raving Fan. •Create the internal-to-external learning loop. Work with alliant's internal AI Center of Excellence to productionize successful internal agents, evaluation methods, reference architectures, and delivery frameworks for external clients. Feed patterns, client demand, and field results back into the shared roadmap so each engagement improves the next. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Data Science, or related field required. •Solid functional working knowledge of REST APIs, cloud infrastructure (Azure preferred), and modern software architecture. •Applied hands-on capability in AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) and genuine depth in LLM/agent development and rapid prototyping. •Comfort operating in a scaling services environment without a fixed product roadmap, where the "platform" is a growing library of accelerators you help shape, not a finished system you configure. •Excellent communication skills with the ability to move fluidly between engineering detail and executive-level ROI framing, and to manage stakeholders across both conversations. •Self-starter mentality with the ability to operate independently in ambiguous, fast-moving environments. •Receptiveness to performance feedback within a team environment is essential. •Preferred candidate will reside or relocate to Houston. •You do not need to arrive equally strong across engineering, consulting, and value realization. •You do need demonstrated depth in at least one of those areas, working fluency in the others, and the ability to grow quickly across the full FDE model. Compensation: •Domain exposure to tax/professional services, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, or private equity Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!