Forward Deployed Engineer

Persistent Systems
Pune City, Maharashtra, India

About Position:

We are seeking a highly motivated Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to work closely with customers, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to identify, design, build, and deploy technology solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes. The role bridges customer needs and engineering by translating business problems into scalable technical solutions.

  • Role: Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
  • Location: All Persistent Locations
  • Experience: 5 to 8 Years
  • Job Type: Full-Time Employment

What You'll Do:

  • Partner directly with customers to understand business challenges, requirements, and success criteria.
  • Lead discovery workshops and prioritize use cases based on business value and ROI.
  • Design and build proof-of-concepts, prototypes, and production-grade solutions.
  • Work across AI/ML, cloud, APIs, data platforms, and enterprise applications.
  • Develop reusable solution components, accelerators, and frameworks.
  • Drive solution deployment, integration, testing, adoption, monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
  • Present technical solutions and conduct demos for stakeholders and customers.
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, architecture, and delivery teams while ensuring security, compliance, privacy, and governance requirements are met.

Expertise You'll Bring:

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience with strong programming skills in Python, Java, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
  • Hands-on experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP, REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
  • Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions, with strong problem-solving, analytical, verbal, and written communication skills.
  • Experience working directly with customers or business stakeholders.
  • Experience with AI/ML, GenAI, LLMs, Agents, RAG, and enterprise AI deployments.
  • Knowledge of observability, monitoring, troubleshooting, solution architecture, system integration, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, SQL/NoSQL databases, and API integration.
  • Experience leading customer workshops or technical discovery sessions; exposure to healthcare, BFSI, or other regulated industries is preferred.

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
  • Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
  • Annual health check-ups
  • Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

  • We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
  • Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
  • If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

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"Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind."

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