Senior Forward Deployment Engineer

Cornerstone OnDemand is looking for a

Forward Deployment Engineer (FDE) who will lead the design, development, and deployment of AI-powered solutions using AWS AI services, Bedrock, and

Generative AI technologies. You will be responsible for building intelligent automation solutions and creating custom Gen AI applications serving as critical bridge between Cornerstone’s product engineering teams and our strategic enterprise customer teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of Agentic applications. As an FDE, you will drive successful deployments of

AI-powered Workforce Agility products and assist customer needs into product innovations.

In this role you will…

- Assist with technical deployments andintegrations of Cornerstone's AI-native Workforce Agility products at strategic enterprise accounts, ensuring high-impact, successful outcomes.

- Work closely with customer engagements— owning solution architecture, implementation strategy, and long-term adoptionplanning.

- Partner directly with customers todeeply understand their workforce challenges, then design and deliver tailoredAI-driven solutions leveraging Generative AI and Agentic Frameworks.

- Identify and prototype customsolutions — including scripts, APIs, and AI workflow extensions — thataccelerate customer time-to-value.

- Stay current with enterpriseintegration technologies, AI advancements, and industry trends to continuouslyelevate customer engagements.

- Conduct regular clientcheck-ins, demos, and progress reviews — proactively communicating risks,blockers, and milestones.

- Drive technical decisions by evaluatingframeworks, tools, and approaches with a bias for simplicity and long-termmaintainability.

- Identify recurring problems and invest inautomation, tooling, or process improvements that benefit the broaderteam.

- Participate in Agile ceremonies and contributeto both internal engineering discussions and external client-facingpresentations.

You've got what it takes if you have…





- Bachelor’s or Master’s in ComputerScience, Engineering, or a closely related field (or equivalent experience insenior enterprise technical roles).

- 3+ years of hands-on experience inenterprise software deployment, systems integration, or solutions engineering —with strong proficiency in Python, Java, or equivalent.

- 1–2 years of experience deploying orintegrating products built on Generative AI, LLMs, or Agentic Frameworks inproduction enterprise environments.

- Familiarity with AI/ML concepts(NLP, recommendation systems, LLMs, vector databases, semantic search)sufficient to implement AI-native solutions.

- Design and develop scalable APIs and microservices for AI modeldeployment and MCP integration.

- Ownership mindset — yousee things through from start to finish without waiting to be told what to donext.

- Excellent communication skills — ability to articulatetechnical trade-offs to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders withclarity and confidence.

- Demonstrated ability to lead by influence — driving alignmentacross teams, mentoring peers, and raising engineering standards.

- Strong organizational skills with the ability to track, prioritize,and deliver across multiple concurrent workstreams independently.

- A bias for action balanced with sound judgment — you move rapid butdon't cut corners.

- Comfort with ambiguity and a track record of turning vaguerequirements into concrete, deliverable plans.

- Outstanding problem-solving instincts — able to diagnoseambiguous customer environments quickly and drive toward solutions underpressure.

Equal Employment Opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental commitment at Cornerstone OnDemand. All qualified applicants are given consideration regardless of race, color, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class as provided in applicable Federal, State, or Local fair employment laws. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at [email protected]

📌 Senior Forward Deployment Engineer (Hyderabad)
🏢 Cornerstone OnDemand
📍 Hyderabad