
Forward Deployed Engineer
NiCE · United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- $150,000 / year
- United States
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Job highlights
- Build production-ready conversational AI agents.
- Own the entire AI agent lifecycle.
- Collaborate with enterprise decision-makers.
- Influence product roadmap with field insights.
- Work at the cutting edge of AI development.
About the role
About NiCE
NICE Ltd. (NASDAQ: NICE) software products are used by 25,000+ global businesses, including 85 of the Fortune 100 corporations, to deliver extraordinary customer experiences, fight financial crime and ensure public safety. Every day, NiCE software manages more than 120 million customer interactions and monitors 3+ billion financial transactions.
Known as an innovation powerhouse that excels in AI, cloud and digital, NiCE is consistently recognized as the market leader in its domains, with over 8,500 employees across 30+ countries. NiCE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, neurotype, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other category protected by law.
The Role
At NiCE, we don’t limit our challenges. We challenge our limits. Always. We’re ambitious. We’re game changers. And we play to win. We set the highest standards and execute beyond them. And if you’re like us, we can offer you the ultimate career opportunity that will light a fire within you.
You'll architect and deliver production-ready conversational AI agents that sit at the core of the business and directly fuel company growth. These are live, scalable agentic AI systems, not experiments or proof-of-concepts, operating across sectors like financial services, healthcare, and commerce. You'll have full ownership of the entire AI agent lifecycle, steering projects from early pilot through launch and ongoing refinement. You'll collaborate directly with decision-makers at the world’s leading enterprises to tackle their highest-priority challenges with agentic AI. The patterns and problems you encounter in the field will feed directly into the evolution of the platform, tools, and product roadmap.
How will you make an impact?
- Develop agentic systems (agents) for large-scale companies that measurably outperform human operators in areas like retention and churn reduction.
- Build agents that handle nuanced, integrated customer interactions, across a range of CX transforming use cases.
- Design reusable agent frameworks adapted to the specific demands of different industries.
- Drive design partnerships around new product directions, including agent architectures, self-service features, and generative development workflows.
- Push the boundaries with emerging voice models and pioneer their integration into enterprise-grade deployments.
- Set the standard for how AI agents are constructed, evaluated, and improved in live production settings.
Have you got what it takes?
- Hands-on experience building and operating end-to-end production systems at scale.
- Natural builder's mentality with high personal agency, you default to finding solutions and shipping them.
- Startup founder or early engineer experience is highly valued; you understand the tradeoffs between speed, quality, and ownership.
- Proven technical problem-solving ability, particularly in rapidly shifting, loosely defined environments.
- Experience developing or operating AI/LLM-powered systems in production is a major plus.
- Working knowledge of the current AI agent toolkit: evaluation frameworks, orchestration tooling, RAG pipelines, and prompt engineering.
- Familiarity with React, TypeScript, and/or Go is an advantage.
- At ease working face-to-face with customers to unpack their problems and deliver practical solutions.
- Prior experience in customer-facing or externally-led technical roles is a plus.
- A clear, direct communicator who can be equally persuasive with engineers and executives.
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity and making forward progress without waiting for complete clarity.
- Able to balance competing priorities and drive alignment across technical and business teams.
What's in it for you?
- Build AI agents that run in production at meaningful scale, not slideware or research exercises.
- Work shoulder-to-shoulder with leaders at globally recognized enterprises and high-growth startups.
- Directly influence the direction of NiCE's AI agent platform through the real problems you solve.
- Operate with genuine autonomy and end-to-end ownership across the agent lifecycle.
- Work at the cutting edge of AI agent development with access to the latest models, infrastructure, and research.
Key skills/competency
- Conversational AI
- Agentic AI Systems
- Production Systems
- AI/LLM Development
- Prompt Engineering
- RAG Pipelines
- Customer Facing Roles
- Technical Problem-Solving
- Agile Development
- Communication Skills
Skills & topics
- Forward Deployed Engineer
- Conversational AI
- Agentic AI
- Production Systems
- AI Development
- LLM
- Prompt Engineering
- RAG
- Customer Facing
- Technical Solutions
- React
- TypeScript
- Go
- Cloud
- SaaS
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight experience with AI/LLM systems, production deployments, and customer-facing roles.
- Showcase problem-solving: Detail how you've tackled complex technical challenges in undefined environments.
- Emphasize ownership: Demonstrate a builder's mentality and experience with end-to-end system ownership.
- Quantify impact: Provide examples of how your work has measurably improved business outcomes.
- Prepare for interviews: Be ready to discuss AI agent toolkits and your approach to ambiguity.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What specific AI technologies are used for the Forward Deployed Engineer role at NiCE?
- The Forward Deployed Engineer role at NiCE focuses on architecting and delivering production-ready conversational AI agents. This involves working with agentic AI systems, leveraging tools like evaluation frameworks, orchestration tooling, RAG pipelines, and prompt engineering. Familiarity with emerging voice models is also key, and experience with AI/LLM-powered systems in production is highly valued.
- What kind of customer interaction is expected for a Forward Deployed Engineer at NiCE?
- As a Forward Deployed Engineer at NiCE, you will work face-to-face with customers to understand their challenges and deliver practical solutions. This involves collaborating directly with decision-makers at leading enterprises to tackle their highest-priority challenges using agentic AI. Prior experience in customer-facing or externally-led technical roles is considered a plus.
- How does NiCE support the professional growth of a Forward Deployed Engineer?
- NiCE offers Forward Deployed Engineers the opportunity to build AI agents that run in production at meaningful scale, not just research exercises. You will work closely with leaders at global enterprises and high-growth startups, directly influencing the NiCE AI agent platform's direction. The role provides genuine autonomy and end-to-end ownership, along with access to the latest models, infrastructure, and research in AI agent development.
- What is the expected background for a Forward Deployed Engineer at NiCE, particularly regarding startup experience?
- NiCE highly values candidates with a builder's mentality and high personal agency. Startup founder or early engineer experience is particularly valued, as it demonstrates an understanding of the tradeoffs between speed, quality, and ownership. This experience is seen as beneficial for tackling challenges in rapidly shifting, loosely defined environments.
- How does the Forward Deployed Engineer role contribute to NiCE's product roadmap?
- The patterns and problems encountered by Forward Deployed Engineers in the field directly feed into the evolution of NiCE's platform, tools, and product roadmap. By collaborating with enterprise clients and pushing the boundaries of AI agent capabilities, these engineers provide critical insights that shape future product development.
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