Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer

About the Position

Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer

We're seeking a Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer to join our Core Technologies | Data & AI team, driving real-world AI adoption in client projects.

Responsibilities

• Assess project context and needs prior to AI rollout, identifying where AI practices, tools, or agentic solutions create measurable value
• Translate project and business needs into actionable AI adoption opportunities and drive them from initial assessment through implementation and operationalization
• Help delivery teams integrate AI practices into their existing SDLC across development, testing, QA, and operational workflows
• Facilitate workshops, onboarding, and enablement sessions with engineers and project stakeholders
• Implement or adapt reference solutions and accelerators; provide post-rollout support and resolve adoption or technical issues
• Measure adoption, collect feedback, and feed lessons learned back into the AI R&D function and the AI SDLC
• Contribute reusable rollout playbooks, patterns, documentation, and guidance
• Operate across PO, PM, engineering, QA, and operational concerns as required by the rollout context, without becoming a permanent dependency for the project team

Requirements

Must Have

• Strong software engineering fundamentals and software delivery lifecycle experience as a Senior or Tech Lead: architecture, APIs, testing, delivery practices, maintainability, and production software; ability to quickly understand unfamiliar systems and transfer principles across languages and stacks
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted software development (AI SDLC)
• Proven ability to understand and extract business and engineering requirements; consulting mindset: stakeholder interviewing, challenging assumptions, proposing pragmatic solutions
• Hands-on experience with AI agents and agentic workflows
• Experience with LLM APIs and model integration
• Experience with CI/CD and modern software delivery practices
• Practical understanding of evaluation and testing of AI systems
• Strong software quality and engineering practices
• Production support and troubleshooting experience
• Awareness of security, privacy, and responsible AI considerations
• Experience with observability and monitoring
• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences; comfort with frequent context switching; high ownership and autonomy; ability to operate with ambiguity

Nice to Have

• LLM-based application development
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
• Tool/function calling and protocols such as MCP
• API design and integration
• Data pipelines and data management
• Containers and cloud-native development
• Experience with AI coding assistants and AI-enabled development workflows
• Experience with Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java,.NET, or similar (specific languages are not a primary selection criterion)

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Full-time position
• Opportunity to work in Cluj-Napoca or Oradea, Romania
• Holistic benefits program covering physical, emotional, social, and work-life wellbeing

About the Company

Company Description

Accesa is a leading technology company headquartered in Cluj-Napoca, with offices in Oradea and 20 years of experience in turning business challenges into opportunities and growth.

A value-driven organisation, it has established itself as a partner of choice for major brands in Retail, Manufacturing, Finance, and Banking. It covers the complete digital evolution journey of its customers, from ideation and requirements setup to software development and managed services solutions.

With more than 1,200 IT professionals, Accesa also has a fast-growing footprint, establishing itself as an employer of choice for IT professionals who are passionate about problem-solving through technology. Coming together in strong tech teams with a customer-centric approach, they enable businesses to grow, delivering value for our clients, partners, industry, and community.

As a people-first organisation, we believe diversity strengthens our teams and drives innovation. All employment decisions are based on merit, skills, and performance, without discriminating based on any personal characteristic. This reinforces our commitment to providing an inclusive and respectful workplace.