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Appen

Forward Deployed Engineer

Appen

. Work directly with enterprise clients to design, deploy, and optimize GenAI data solutions .

Posted 10/3/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $150,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and optimizing GenAI data solutions while ensuring high data quality and effective client communication. Proficient in translating client needs into scalable workflows and collaborating with engineering teams to build efficient data pipelines.

Highest-signal resume keywords
GenAI Data SolutionsPython ProficiencySQL ProficiencyCustomer-Facing Technical RoleMachine Learning Workflows

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Hard Skills
Data Quality ManagementAnnotation Guidelines DevelopmentValidation Requirements DefinitionAutomation Requirements DefinitionData Solutions DesignModel EvaluationLLM TrainingData OperationsScalable WorkflowsReproducible Pipelines
Soft Skills
Consultative Problem-SolvingClient CommunicationStakeholder Guidance
Industry Keywords
Data ScienceEngineeringStatisticsTechnical ConsultingSolutions EngineeringSolutions Architect

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
PythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Work directly with enterprise clients to design, deploy, and optimize GenAI data solutions
  • Own final delivered data quality
  • Define requirements and clarify success criteria
  • Shape high-quality annotation guidelines and proactively provide insights
  • Translate ambiguous client needs into clear, scalable workflows
  • Deliver GenAI datasets meeting defined acceptance and quality criteria
  • Define validation and automation requirements to reduce variance, manual review effort, rework, and time to validation
  • Partner with engineering to build scalable, reproducible, and observable pipelines
  • Contribute reusable quality frameworks and validators adopted across multiple projects

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 3+ years of experience in a customer-facing technical role such as solutions engineering, solutions architect, data or technical consulting, or data operations
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Experience working on GenAI, machine learning, or model evaluation data, including LLM training, annotation, or evaluation workflows
  • A consultative problem-solving approach when leading client conversations, asking sharp questions, and guiding stakeholders toward better decisions
  • Ability to vibe code; proficiency in Python and SQL is a plus
  • Confidence in working directly with client engineering or machine learning teams

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical coverage
  • Dental coverage
  • Vision coverage
  • Retirement plan options
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Tools, resources and development opportunities