Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions

About the Role

Taktile is redefining how financial institutions use AI to make critical decisions, and we're growing fast. As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer remote, you'll be at the heart of that transformation, owning the technical journey from customer onboarding to production-grade AI deployments that deliver real business impact. If you're passionate about tech and AI, stay up to date on the latest AI developments, and have extensive experience with Python, SQL, and REST APIs, you'll thrive here.

What You'll Do

• Lead complex AI-driven Taktile deployments in production as a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer remote.
• Own technical delivery across multiple deployments, from scoping high-impact Agentic AI use cases to stable production.
• Apply your technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and creativity to help organizations address real-world challenges.
• Design solution architectures, develop decision logic, and deploy production-grade Generative AI agents.
• Align with key customer stakeholders while ensuring an outstanding experience and rapid time to value for Taktile’s customers.
• Effectively scope work, sequence delivery, and proactively remove blockers, making thoughtful trade-offs between scope, speed, and quality.
• Partner with Taktile’s product management team to turn your understanding of customer needs into actionable product insights.
• Develop reusable resources, best practices, and tools to share your expertise and help scale the forward deployed engineering function across the organization.

Requirements

• 4-6 years of engineering or technical deployment experience that includes customer-facing work.
• Strong technical background in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or Data Science.
• Proficient in writing and reviewing production-grade Python and SQL.
• Strong command of REST API design and integrations.
• Ability to break down complex problems and make quick, well-informed decisions even under pressure.
• Build strong relationships with both technical and business stakeholders at all levels.
• Collaborative, curious, and low-ego, with a genuine desire to understand customers' businesses.
• Open to a hybrid work model, able to work from our Berlin or London office at least three days per week.

Nice to Have

• Experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer, Solution Engineer, Implementation Specialist, or equivalent position within a B2B SaaS company.
• Experience in building AI applications within financial services.
• Experience in applying and optimizing statistical and machine learning models to solve business problems.
• Familiarity with at least one of the major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

What We Offer

• Work with colleagues that lift you up, challenge you, celebrate you, and help you grow.
• Experience a truly flat hierarchy and communicate directly with founding team members.
• Learn from experienced mentors and achieve tremendous personal and professional growth.
• Receive a top-of-market equity and cash compensation package.
• Access to a self-development budget for conferences, books, or classes.
• Use the equipment of your choice, including a meaningful home office setup.

Our Stance

We're eager to meet talented and driven candidates regardless of whether they tick all the boxes. We strongly encourage individuals from groups traditionally underestimated and underrepresented in tech to apply.