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 whats 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 disruptors 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 have delivered 23sequential quarters of growth with $422.5M in Q3 FY26 revenue up 4.0% Q-o-Q and 17.3% Y-o-Y growth. Our 26500global team members located in 18 countries have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We won the 2025 ISG Star of Excellence Award for AI and Data Excellenceand were named a Leader in the Everest Group Talent Readiness for Next-generation Data Analytics and AI Services PEAssessment 2025.

Location: Hyderabad India

Years of Experience: 12 to 15 Years

About Position

The Forward Deployment Engineer (Architect) serves as a critical bridge between frontier AI innovation and real-world enterprise this architect-level role you will lead the design deployment and operationalization of AI-powered engineering solutions utilizing Devin Claude and adjacent agentic AI capabilities. This position is intended for senior architects with 12 years of experience who can combine hands-on engineering depth with consulting platform integration and delivery leadership.

What Youll Do

- Architect and deploy enterprise-grade AI solutions leveraging Devin Claude and supporting frameworks for software engineering and business workflow transformation.




- Design end-to-end solution architectures spanning APIs microservices event-driven systems and secure integration layers.
- Lead customer-facing discovery sessions to understand business processes and translate them into deployable AI solution designs.
- Build and guide implementation of production-ready workflows using Python and TypeScript.
- Establish best practices for prompt design structured context management and agent orchestration.
- Define reference architectures and reusable deployment accelerators for enterprise AI adoption.
- Integrate AI capabilities into CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native environments.
- Drive productionization of prototypes by improving security performance and reliability.
- Collaborate with product teams and business leaders to align deployment architecture with enterprise standards.
- Provide technical leadership to delivery teams and mentor engineers.
- Create measurable adoption and value realization frameworks.

Mandatory Skills

- 12 years of software engineering and architecture experience.
- Strong hands-on expertise in Python (deal breaker skill) and TypeScript.
- Proven experience deploying AI solutions into enterprise environments.
- Deep understanding of microservices event-driven systems and GraphQL.
- Strong experience with Azure IaaS GCP or AWS; CI CD Pipeline; and secure deployment practices.
- Excellent customer-facing communication skills.
- Experience leading technical teams and mentoring engineers.

Preferred Skills

- Experience deploying developer productivity or AI coding solutions in large enterprises.
- Exposure to Software / Product Development Life Cycle & Engineering and engineering workflow modernization.




- Knowledge of evaluation frameworks for LLM applications.
- Background in BFSI healthcare telecom or other regulated industries.
- Experience in Business Consulting solution engineering or professional services.

Expertise Youll Bring

- Hands-on experience with Claude and related LLM ecosystems.
- Strong knowledge of monitoring logging and operational readiness for AI-driven systems.
- Understanding of Security Strategy and Architecture and compliance controls.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and clarify ambiguity.

Join us in deploying AI-powered engineering and business workflows into production with measurable adoption and value realization.

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 applicationprocess or at any time during your employment

Lets unleash your full potential at Persistent- is an Equal Prospect Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.

Required Experience:

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