Job Description

About Persistent

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what?s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptor?s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We reported $1,654.4M FY26 revenue with 17.4% Y-o-Y growth. We have delivered 24 sequential quarters of growth with $436.0M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 3.2% Q-o-Q and 16.2% Y-o-Y growth. Our 27,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been recognized as the Fastest Growing IT Services Brand Globally in the 2026 Brand Finance IT Services 25 Report. We named a Leader in the Everest Group Private Equity (PE) Services PEAK Matrix� Assessment 2026 and Software Product Engineering PEAK Matrix� Assessment 2026.

About Position:

We are looking for a Senior Forward Deployment Engineer (FDE) with strong expertise in Generative AI, Agentic AI, cloud platforms, and contemporary backend engineering. This is a customer-facing role focused on designing, deploying, and scaling AI-powered solutions that solve complex business and data challenges. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building production-ready GenAI applications, deploying agentic frameworks, integrating Large Language Models (LLMs), and working across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments. You will collaborate closely with customers, product teams, and engineering stakeholders to transform innovative AI concepts into scalable enterprise-grade solutions.

- Role: Senior Forward Deployment Engineer - Agentic AI & GenAI
- Location: Pune
- Experience: 8 to 10 Years
- Job Type: Full Time Employment

What You'll Do:

- Design,



deploy, and scale Agentic AI-powered data accelerator solutions for enterprise customers.
- Work directly with customers to understand business requirements and deliver innovative AI-driven solutions.
- Develop and maintain backend services using Python, FastAPI, Flask, and RESTful APIs.
- Design and implement agentic workflows including planning, orchestration, memory management, and tool integrations.
- Build and deploy scalable AI applications across AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud environments.
- Integrate Large Language Models (LLMs), RAG frameworks, embeddings, vector databases, and AI orchestration platforms.
- Collaborate with product management, platform engineering, and sales engineering teams to deliver customer-focused solutions.
- Lead technical discussions, architecture reviews, and solution deployment activities.
- Support Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and successfully transition solutions into production environments.
- Contribute to reusable AI accelerators, frameworks, deployment templates, and reference architectures.
- Optimize AI application performance, scalability, security, and operational reliability.
- Follow engineering best practices including testing, monitoring, documentation, and CI/CD processes.

Expertise You'll Bring:

- 8-10 years of experience in software engineering, cloud engineering, or enterprise solution development.
- Strong programming expertise in Python and backend application development.
- Hands-on experience with FastAPI, Flask, REST APIs, and microservices architectures.
- Proven experience designing and deploying Generative AI and LLM-based applications in production environments.
- Experience building, deploying, and managing Agentic AI frameworks and multi-agent workflows.
- Strong understanding of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), embeddings, vector databases, and prompt engineering.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms including AWS,



Azure, and GCP.
- Experience integrating AI services with enterprise applications and data platforms.
- Working knowledge of React for UI integration, prototypes, dashboards, and demonstrations.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, API design, security, and scalability best practices.
- Experience supporting customer engagements, solution implementation, and technical consulting activities.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and customer-facing skills.
- Experience contributing to reusable frameworks, accelerators, and platform engineering initiatives.

Benefits:

- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
- Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
- Annual health check-ups
- Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

- We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
- Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
- If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

Let?s unleash your full potential at Persistent - persistent.com/careers

?Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.?

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Open Positions

Generative AI Tools,Python

Skills Required

PUNE

Location

Generative AI Tools,Python

Desirable Skills

5 to 8 years

Years Of Exp

175024

Job Code

📌 Senior Forward Deployment Engineer (Pune)
🏢 Persistent
📍 Pune