Forward Deployed Engineer

The role sits at the intersection of solution architecture and hands-on engineering. You assess how partner products work on our stack, define the reference architecture for each integration, build the working prototype that proves it, and translate what you find into product requirements that shape what Nebius ships next. Your responsibilities will include: Solutioning & Architecture Design and prototype integrations between partner products and the Nebius platform — fast, hands-on, and technically sound Define reference architectures for partner integrations — not just what works, but how it should work at scale and in production Scope partner architectures against our platform — how does this product actually work on our stack, where does it snap together, where does it break Build production-quality proof-of-concepts across the AI stack including agentic pipelines, RAG architectures, inference optimization patterns, and multi-model orchestration Produce working proof-of-concepts that serve as the starting point for product creation — not a requirements doc, a working thing Maintain a library of reference architectures and integration patterns that internal product and engineering teams can build from Technical Partner Scoping Work directly with partner engineering teams to scope, prototype, and progress integrations Assess partner architectures honestly — if the integration is painful, that is signal; if it snaps together in a weekend, that is also signal; report both Provide technical guidance to partners on how to maximize performance, reliability, and cost efficiency on Nebius infrastructure Produce technical scoping that gives your pod partner and internal teams a clear picture of integration feasibility, depth, and complexity Internal Translate external integration findings into actionable product requirements for Nebius platform teams Work with ISV partners, SI teams, and field teams to scale solution adoption and drive revenue once a solution is ready Surface recurring architectural patterns and integration gaps to inform platform roadmap decisions Participate in platform planning as the technical voice of what you are seeing and building in the field Ecosystem Presence Represent Nebius at hackathons, in open source communities, and at technical events Build in public — demos, reference architectures, and integrations that establish Nebius as the platform serious AI builders choose Stay current with the AI tooling ecosystem — you know what shipped last week and what it means for our stack Platform focus areas: Agentic — agent frameworks, memory systems, tool integration, orchestration, MCP, guardrails Managed Inference — inference runtimes, model serving, optimization tooling, speculative decoding, KV-cache routing IaaS / Managed Infrastructure — cloud-native integrations, GPU orchestration, enterprise platform connectors Data — vector databases, retrieval systems, RAG architectures, data pipeline integrations, synthetic data tooling We expect you to have: 6+ years of hands-on engineering experience in AI application development, ML systems, or AI infrastructure Deep working knowledge of the AI developer stack — LLM APIs, inference runtimes, orchestration frameworks, vector databases, RAG architectures, agentic pipelines — built through shipping, not reading Hands-on experience with agentic frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, or equivalent Strong Python programming skills and comfort prototyping end-to-end AI systems quickly Experience defining reference architectures and technical patterns — not just implementing them Proven ability to move from idea to working prototype fast — you have shipped meaningful things under time pressure and found it energizing Experience building integrations across APIs and developer platforms — you understand where the complexity actually lives Comfortable working across both external partner engineering teams and internal Nebius product and engineering teams simultaneously Strong technical communication — you can explain architecture decisions and integration findings to a founding CTO and a non-technical partner lead in the same day It will be an added bonus if you have: Experience with inference frameworks and optimization: vLLM, SGLang, TensorRT-LLM, speculative decoding, quantization, batching, KV-cache routing Familiarity with NVIDIA's software stack: CUDA, TensorRT, NeMo, or equivalent Experience with multimodal AI models — vision-language, speech, or structured data Won or placed at major AI hackathons in the past 12 months Worked as a developer advocate, solutions engineer, or technical partner manager at a leading AI platform or developer tooling company Been an early engineer at a YC-backed AI startup — you built the product under real constraints Open source projects or public demos with meaningful community adoption Proficiency with DevOps tools: Docker, Kubernetes, Git Preferred technical stack: Languages — Python ML frameworks — vLLM, SGLang, TensorRT-LLM, Transformers, OpenAI / Anthropic SDKs Agentic frameworks — LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, smolagents, or equivalent Vector databases — Qdrant, Weaviate, Milvus, pgvector API and web frameworks — FastAPI, Flask DevOps — Kubernetes, Docker, Git Cloud platforms — AWS, GCP, Azure Key Employee Benefits: Health Insurance: 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families. 401(k) Plan: Up to 4% company match with immediate vesting. Parental Leave: 20 weeks paid for primary caregivers, 12 weeks for secondary caregivers. Remote Work Reimbursement: Up to $85/month for mobile and internet. Disability & Life Insurance: Company-paid short-term, long-term, and life insurance coverage. Pay Transparency We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages. Actual compensation will be determined based on job-related factors, including experience, skills, qualifications, the level at which the candidate is hired, and geographic location, consistent with applicable law. Base Compensation Range $179,500 - $224,300 USD. Benefits & Perks: Competitive compensation, Career growth and learning opportunities, Flexibility and ownership, Collaborative and innovative culture, Opportunity to work on impactful AI projects, International environment and talented teams, What it’s like to work at Nebius: Fast moving - Bold thinking - Constant growth - Meaningful impact - Trust and real ownership - Opportunity to shape the future of AI Equal Opportunity Statement: Nebius is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment. We do not discriminate... If you need accommodations during the application process, please let us know.