AI Forward-Deployed Engineer

AI Forward‑Deployed Engineer

Role is responsible for closing the gap between solution acquisition and value realization. It is a technical deployment role that operates within strategic customer accounts, translating operational requirements into production‑grade agentic AI experiences with direct accountability for business outcomes.

• Customer Discovery and Solution Design

  Engage directly with customers to discover requirements, map business processes, prioritize high‑value use cases and translate them into AI agent behaviours and workflows focused on measurable ROI. Conduct detailed workflow analysis of existing customer processes, including call routing, agent scripts, escalation paths, and back‑office handoffs, to determine optimal points for AI automation. Establish clear success criteria prior to deployment, including containment rates, handle time reduction, resolution accuracy, and cost per interaction.
  
  Own the end‑to‑end Agent Development Lifecycle by continuously monitoring performance through observability, metrics, and customer feedback, and iterating on agent behaviour to drive ongoing improvements and business outcomes.

• Technical Build and Deployment

  Design and implement multi‑turn agent workflows, including prompt chains, retrieval pipelines, decision logic, fallback handling, and live‑agent handoff rules. Build integrations between AIR Pro and customer systems of record (CRMs, EHRs, ERPs, ticketing platforms, custom APIs) using secure authentication protocols such as OAuth
  2.0, SAML, SCIM. Implement compliance and safety controls appropriate to the customer’s environment, including guardrails, PII handling, HIPAA, PCI, and other controls. Deploy monitoring, evaluation, and testing frameworks as necessary to enable ongoing measurement and optimization of agent performance.

• Go‑to‑Market Partnership

  Serve as the senior technical resource during pre‑sales engagements for strategic accounts, including live demonstrations, proof‑of‑concept builds, and RFP/RFQ response development. Collaborate with the Dedicated AE, Digital Overlay team, and Ring Central Sales Engineers to qualify opportunities, scope deployment requirements, and establish delivery timelines. Develop expansion business cases from pilot results that Sales can present to additional departments or business units within the account.

• Product and Engineering Feedback

  Document integration patterns, platform limitations, and recurring customer requirements encountered during deployments. Provide structured feedback to Product and Engineering with sufficient technical detail to inform roadmap prioritization and feature development.

• 4+ years of experience in a customer‑facing technical role, such as Solutions Architecture, Technical Consulting, Forward Deployed Engineering, or a high‑touch Sales Engineering position involving hands‑on implementation.
• Demonstrated proficiency with large language models, retrieval‑augmented generation, vector databases, and agent orchestration frameworks.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively across technical and executive audiences, such as leading design reviews with engineering teams and presenting business cases to senior operations leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently in ambiguous, fast‑moving environments with incomplete information and competing priorities.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent military and/or work experience.

• Telephony domain expertise, including SIP, WebRTC, SBCs, or direct experience with CCaaS/UCaaS platforms.
• Experience deploying agentic AI systems (voice or digital) at enterprise scale.
• Industry depth in healthcare, financial services, retail, or insurance.
• Familiarity with competitive conversational AI platforms.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSAs) and Commuter benefits
• Voluntary supplemental health coverage and life insurance
• 401K match and ESPP
• Paid time off and paid sick leave
• Paid parental and pregnancy leave
• Family‑forming benefits (IVF, Preservation, Adoption etc.)
• Emergency backup care (Child/Adult/Pets)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with counseling sessions available 24/7
• Free legal services that provide legal advice, document creation and estate planning
• Employee bonus referral program
• Student loan refinancing assistance
• Employee 1:1 coaching, perks and discounts program

Ring Central, Inc. (NYSE: RNG) is a leading provider of business cloud communications and contact center solutions based on its powerful Message Video Phone™(global platform). We are an equal‑opportunity employer that truly values diversity. We provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities during our application and interview process.