Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal

About this role

C3 AI (NYSE: AI), is the Enterprise AI application software company. C3 AI delivers a family of fully integrated products including the C3 Agentic AI Platform, an end-to-end platform for developing, deploying, and operating enterprise AI applications, C3 AI applications, a portfolio of industry-specific SaaS enterprise AI applications that enable the digital transformation of organizations globally, and C3 Generative AI, a suite of domain-specific generative AI offerings for the enterprise. Learn more at: C3 AI

C3 AI is seeking Forward Deployed Engineers to join the Federal team. As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will be engineering full-stack AI-driven web applications on the C3 AI Platform, working directly with U.S. federal customers to design, develop, and deploy production applications, demos, and proofs-of-technology. An ideal candidate possesses strategic and analytical aptitude, software development expertise, and excellent interpersonal skills.

This role requires U.S. citizenship. An active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph or greater is preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and deploy applications. Engineer full-stack, AI-based enterprise applications on the C3 AI Platform.

• Mentor junior team members. Share coding standards and design techniques with less experienced engineers.

• Conduct design and code reviews. Review customer software applications for quality, architecture, and best practices.

• Test and enhance customer applications. Troubleshoot, test, and improve customer software applications directly and on behalf of customers.

• Deliver technical enablement. Lead technical deep-dives, product demonstrations, and customer training sessions.

• Write documentation. Produce application specifications, technical documentation, and supporting artifacts.

• Identify and mitigate risk. Continuously surface technical risks and gaps; devise mitigation strategies in anticipation of customer needs.

• Drive product improvement. Work closely with product management and engineering to improve the overall quality of C3 AI software.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), or a comparable area of study.

• 2+ years of professional software development experience with object-oriented programming languages.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to work effectively on a cross-functional team.

• Analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Ability to travel as needed.

Preferred qualifications

• Current, active U.S. Government security clearance of TS/SCI with CI Polygraph or greater.

• Experience with the Federal government, especially DoD.

• Graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), or a comparable area of study.

• Experience deploying enterprise-scale applications.

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