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Forward Deployed Engineer - AI/ML Data Science at Cengage

Compensation

$117,100 – $187,300/yr

Type
Full-time
Level
lead/mgmt
Posted

Description

Cengage is hiring a Lead Field Development Engineer to embed with strategic institutional partners and lead end-to-end production deployments of AI and learning-platform solutions. The role owns Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL, LTI 1.3, RAG, LLM-based applications, automated evaluation, cloud infrastructure, and compliance deployments, while also mentoring engineers, contributing to the product roadmap, and presenting technical outcomes to senior academic and C-suite stakeholders. The position requires 7+ years of software engineering experience, 3+ years in a customer-embedded or field-facing engineering role, and up to 30% travel; the disclosed base pay range is $117,100 to $187,300 USD annually, with a discretionary 15% bonus target.

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