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title: 'Forward Deployed AI Engineer at 3Pillar'
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# Forward Deployed AI Engineer at 3Pillar

- **Company:** 3Pillar
- **Location:** Canada
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-07-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/3pillarglobal/c3d53355-8ea3-4b61-8bc5-e9f42f779c12

## Job description

3Pillar is an AI transformation partner on a mission to help enterprises build the AI-native products and intelligent agents that will define the next era of business. With teams across North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia, we work with the most ambitious companies in financial services, healthcare, media, and technology — helping them move faster, modernize boldly, and compete on their own terms. Our HelixAI platform and Helix Pods delivery model put our engineers at the center of real agentic transformation — doing work that is open, portable, and built to last. We are building the future of enterprise AI.

Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) This is a ground-floor role on a brand-new practice. HelixFwd is 3Pillar's forward-deployed AI practice, and you'd be one of the first engineers in it, setting the technical patterns everyone after you inherits, with a real path to owning a portfolio of accounts as the practice grows. HelixFwd is 3Pillar's forward-deployed practice for Agentic AI Systems. We pair engineers directly with clients to find and build the production AI workflows worth automating: scoping hands you a lead, not a locked spec, and your job is to confirm it, refine it, or find something better through real discovery. As a Forward Deployed AI Engineer, you'll own the AI system itself, the agent, retrieval pipeline, or model-driven workflow, as the client deliverable. You'll work solo or paired with a Technical Product Manager, and ship production systems in weeks, not pilots that stall after the demo.

## Key Responsibilities

- Embed on-site or in tight virtual proximity with client teams for the life of the engagement, and identify the highest-leverage workflow to build first, then the next.
- Build, test, and harden production-grade integrations (APIs, MCP connectors, data pipelines) directly against client systems.
- Own the last mile: deployment, monitoring, user adoption, and iteration based on real usage, not just proof-of-concept handoff.
- Run build-measure-learn cycles with client stakeholders, translating ambiguous business problems into scoped technical solutions.
- Act as a trusted technical counterpart to client engineering leads and executive sponsors; communicate tradeoffs in business terms.
- Contribute reusable patterns, connectors, and accelerators back to HelixAI (Atlas, Nexus, AIRE) for future engagements.

What Good Judgment Looks Like Here

- Simplifies complexity fast: turns a messy client environment into a clear, sequenced plan without waiting for a full spec.
- Decides soundly under pressure and owns the call, rather than escalating everything or waiting to be told what to do.
- Writes production code directly when that's what moves the engagement forward. This isn't an architecture-only or advisory seat.
- Spots risk early and adapts, rather than discovering a blocker after it's already cost the engagement time.
- Turns what's learned in the field into something reusable, not a one-off fix for one client.

Core Qualifications

- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years building and shipping production AI systems (not prototypes).

- Depth in retrieval architecture (RAG), agent orchestration/tool-use patterns, and evaluation pipeline design.
- Strong Python proficiency, with production experience using LangChain and/or LangGraph.
- Hands-on AWS experience across core compute, storage, and AI/ML services (e.g., Bedrock, Lambda, S3).
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and ambiguously in a client-facing, field environment.
- Hands-on experience integrating with enterprise systems via APIs, webhooks, or connector frameworks.
- Prior experience in a forward-deployed, solutions engineering, or field engineering role.
- Travel requirement for client site visits in US - up to 50% of the role.

## Nice to have

- Experience with agentic SDLC methodologies and AI-assisted development tooling (Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or equivalents).
- Familiarity with RBAC, audit logging, and governance requirements for regulated or enterprise clients.
- Background in a specific vertical (financial services, asset management, healthcare, etc.).

What is it like working for 3Pillar Global? At 3Pillar Global, we are the power behind the brands you know. We are hiring new team members to assist us in continuing our growth trajectory as a fast growing global team of thousands of professionals. New Leaders will live our shared values of Intrinsic Dignity, Open Collaboration, Outsized Impact, and Continuous Improvement everyday to harness The Power of Team and deliver exceptional products and services for our clients.

We support the comprehensive wellbeing of our team members, through:

- Career growth and development

- Physical and mental wellbeing: As a company, we spend a whole trimester in our annual cycle focused on wellbeing. Whether it is taking advantage of fitness offerings, mental health plans (country-dependent), or simply leveraging unlimited PTO to take some needed time off, we want all of our team members operating at their best.

- Living our value for Intrinsic Dignity as an equal opportunity employer.

- Comprehensive US/Regional benefits packages including company-funded healthcare options, parental leave, and company-paid disability/life insurance.

At 3Pillar, we create an environment where people can do their best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Flexibility & Well-being – Our remote-first approach gives you the flexibility to work where you perform best, while prioritizing your well-being and personal commitments. Global Community – Collaborate with talented colleagues across the globe in a culture built on connection, support, and shared success. Your Voice Matters – We foster open communication and multiple feedback channels, ensuring every employee has the opportunity to be heard and make an impact. Growth & Development – Gain exposure to diverse clients, industries, and challenges that accelerate learning and career growth.

Our culture is guided by four core values: Collaboration, Outperform, Respect, and Evolve—the principles that shape how we work, grow, and succeed together.

## About 3Pillar

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: 3Pillar is a leading AI transformation partner that helps enterprises build AI-native products, modernize core systems, and orchestrate intelligent workflows through a combination of proprietary platforms and engineering services.
- **Entity Type**: Private (funded; $25.9M total funding across 5 rounds)
- **Headquarters**: Fairfax, Virginia, United States
- **Founded**: 2006
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Software engineering, AI/ML, digital product development, data engineering, cloud infrastructure
- **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise (mid-market to large global brands)
- **Mission/purpose**: “We harness the extraordinary power that’s sparked when people from all walks of life, all around the world, collaborate together. Our high-performing teams work with you to create innovative solutions that solve strategic business challenges and deliver outsized impact.”

## Products & Services
- **[HelixAI](https://www.3pillar.ai/)**: An open, composable, AI-native development and runtime platform for building agentic AI workflows. Includes an ontology-driven knowledge graph (ATLAS) and governance tools.
- **[AIRE](https://www.3pillar.ai/)**: An agentic AI harness with built-in governance, SDLC agents, and token-optimized execution with human oversight.
- **[NEXUS](https://www.3pillar.ai/services/)**: Rapid AI-native application and agent development platform for streamlining operations and enabling reasoning-driven decisions.
- **AI-Led Product & Platform Modernization**: Services to evolve legacy systems deliberately, balancing stability and speed (powered by ATLAS).
- **Digital Products & Experiences**: AI-powered product design and development, bringing ideas to market faster.
- **AI-Ready Data**: Data foundation services to transform fragmented data into governed, high-quality assets.
- **AI-Powered Operations**: Reimagining enterprise operations using AI agents and automation.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $53.7M (as per LinkedIn); Total Funding of $25.9M (5 rounds)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not explicitly named in available sources; operates in 5+ countries (Romania, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Mexico, India, United States)
- **Growth Signals**: 1,245 employees (though -4.6% YoY); global presence across 19 countries; strong emphasis on agentic AI and AI transformation as core growth drivers

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary AI platforms**: HelixAI, AIRE, ATLAS, and NEXUS provide a differentiated, composable approach to enterprise AI adoption.
- **Product Mindset®**: A unique methodology that blends product engineering with cognitive computing, enabling faster, more resilient digital transformation.
- **Global distributed team**: Ability to leverage talent across time zones and cultures while maintaining English as the working language.
- **Deep expertise across the full stack**: From data engineering and cloud to UX and AI governance, all under one roof.

## Strategic Focus
- **Agentic enterprise**: Scaling AI through agentic workflows and intelligent automation.
- **Open, composable architecture**: Building platforms that integrate with clients’ existing tools and systems.
- **AI governance and quality**: Emphasizing governed, trustworthy AI with human oversight at every step.
- **Continued global expansion**: Leveraging a distributed workforce model to serve clients worldwide.

## Why Work Here
- **Flexible work environment**: “We work from anywhere” – headquarters in Washington, DC metro area, with offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Team members can choose office, home, or a blend.
- **Well-being focus**: A full trimester in the annual cycle dedicated to well-being, including fitness offerings, mental health plans (country-dependent), and generous time off.
- **Global collaboration**: Work with top talent from around the world, daily English communication, and potential travel to colleagues in different regions.
- **Career growth**: Practice-aligned teams (Automation, Data Science & Analytics, Engineering & Architecture, Lifecycle Management, UX) allow targeted skill development across projects and industries.
- **Professional services model**: Accelerated career growth through exposure to diverse clients and technologies.
- **Open positions** include Senior Data Engineer, Technical Lead, AI ML Architect, DevOps Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, and more.

## Sources
1. [3pillar.ai](https://www.3pillar.ai/)
2. [3pillar.ai/careers/](https://www.3pillar.ai/careers/)
3. [3pillar.ai/services/](https://www.3pillar.ai/services/)
4. [linkedin.com/company/3pillar](https://linkedin.com/company/3pillar)
5. [jobs.lever.co/3pillarglobal](https://jobs.lever.co/3pillarglobal)

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