Forward Deployed Engineer, AI

In this role you will transform real-world workflows into trusted AI tools within Foster + Partners, leading the full lifecycle from discovery to handover. You will work closely with architects, designers and business teams to deliver production-ready AI solutions that address design and operational challenges. You will build and evaluate agent workflows using LLMs, and integrate AI components with design platforms to scale impact across the practice. This is a hands-on, cross-functional role that shapes AI adoption in a renowned design studio.

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• Lead end-to-end AI solutions lifecycle: discovery, technical design, deployment, evaluation and handover
• Develop and deploy production-ready AI tools and agents for design and business use
• Collaborate with end users to translate workflows into concrete technical solutions
• Create integrations with Revit, Rhino and Grasshopper
• Design and evaluate advanced agent workflows leveraging large language models and automation
• Contribute reusable components and promote AI adoption across the practice

• Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering or equivalent professional experience
• Strong programming skills in Python and C#; TypeScript experience advantageous
• Hands-on experience with RhinoCommon and Grasshopper SDK, Revit API or equivalent design software development environments
• Proven experience delivering end-to-end LLM applications with tool calling and structured workflows
• Experience building retrieval and document-processing pipelines (parsing, embeddings, search, evaluation)
• Ability to translate user needs for non-technical stakeholders into reliable software solutions
• Excellent communication and prudent handling of sensitive information; pragmatism in delivery within timeframes

• Cross-functional collaboration
• Strong communication
• Stakeholder management
• Python
• C#
• TypeScript (advantageous)