Forward Deployed Engineer

Circle is a leading digital currency and payments platform that powers trusted, internet‑scale financial innovation worldwide.

As a Forward Deployed Engineer on the AI Strategy & Transformation team, you will build, prototype, and deploy agentic systems that materially change how the company operates. You will work directly with the Director of AI Strategy & Transformation and embed with internal teams to identify bottlenecks, conceive AI‑powered solutions, and deliver measurable business impact.

• Partner with internal functional leaders and subject‑matter experts to identify high‑friction processes and high‑value opportunities for AI redesign.
• Rapidly prototype, ship, and iterate agent workflows that drive measurable improvements in speed, quality, or efficiency.
• Build trust with non‑technical stakeholders through clear communication, demos, and practical enablement.
• Design and maintain evaluation and feedback loops (e.g., Lang Chain‑based evals) to assess quality, reliability, and safety.
• Capture what works and turn it into reusable patterns, playbooks, templates, and internal tooling.
• Surface insights from field work to inform broader AI strategy, product direction, and organizational design.
• Model strong engineering hygiene: documentation, versioning, monitoring, and continuous iteration.

• Multiple teams adopt agentic workflows that materially reduce time‑to‑outcome or operational burden.
• Stakeholders begin to rethink their processes and organizational design based on your work.
• Teams can safely iterate on agentic systems using your playbooks, tools, and guidance.
• Proven patterns accelerate new deployments across the company.

• You have a bias toward action and prefer building, testing, and learning over waiting for perfect clarity.
• You enjoy being a fresh pair of eyes inside complex organizations and questioning "the way we’ve always done it."
• You are comfortable working with non‑technical partners who may be cautious or less knowledgeable about AI, and you know how to meet them where they are.
• You balance creativity and pragmatism: bold ideas, grounded execution.
• You take ownership from first sketch to real‑world impact.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong software fundamentals and ability to ship production‑quality code.
• Experience with LLM tooling or agent frameworks.
• Comfort operating in ambiguous problem spaces and defining the problem as you go.
• Clear, empathetic communicator with both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ownership and follow‑through.

• Exposure to evaluation, experimentation, or quality measurement for AI systems.
• Experience building internal tools, workflows, or automations for business teams.
• Interest in teaching, enablement, or documentation as a force multiplier.

Base Pay Range: $100,000 – $140,000. Compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.

Circle is an equal‑opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other protected status required by the laws where we hire. Additionally, Circle participates in the E‑Verify Program in certain locations, as required by law. Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to  for support.

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