/n Business Area: Corp.

Strategy/n /n Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level/n /n : /n /n /n About Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) at Cloudera /n Cloudera’s Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) function sits within the Applied AI organization, and is a specialized AI/ML engineering team focused on accelerating AI adoption within our most strategic enterprise customers. We embed directly with customers to rapidly pilot AI use cases, solve real-world business challenges, and help operationalize advanced AI capabilities within enterprise environments. /n /n Cloudera FDEs operate at the intersection of customer engineering, AI innovation, and enterprise deployment - driving high-impact AI outcomes for customers and codifying solution patterns for repeatable delivery at scale. /n /n About the role /n Cloudera is looking for a seasoned full-stack ML engineer who can embed with customers to design technical use cases, and ship scalable enterprise AI/ML solutions on Cloudera. /n /n As a Forward Deployed AI Engineer, you will: /n /n

- /n Build & Prototype AI Apps - Develop full-stack AI/ML applications on Cloudera to demonstrate how AI and agentic systems solve real enterprise use cases /n
- /n Partner with Strategic Customers - Work directly with customer teams to drive AI and agentic use cases from early prototype toward production readiness /n
- /n Shape Enterprise AI Architecture - Advise customer leaders on AI roadmaps, solution design, deployment, and AI use cases /n
- /n Codify Solution Patterns - Standardize successful patterns into repeatable reference architectures, productized solutions, starter kits, and internal playbooks /n
- /n Multiply impact - Be a thought leader, mentor Cloudera teams, and contribute to resources that grow our AI capability. Channel field and customer signal back to Product teams to improve our AI platform and products /n /n /n We are excited if you have: /n /n




- /n 7+ years of experience building and deploying production-grade systems, including 2-4 years experience building ML systems or GenAI/agentic applications /n
- /n Strong hands-on software engineering, data engineering, and applied AI/ML skills, with experience building full-stack ML applications or agentic systems using modern AI frameworks and tooling /n
- /n Experience with foundation models, context engineering, fine-tuning, semantic search, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and agentic workflows /n
- /n Deep understanding of LLMOps/MLOps practices including evaluation, observability, serving, monitoring, and lifecycle management /n
- /n Experience designing and implementing scalable AI solution architectures aligned to enterprise standards (security, governance, compliance, etc.) /n
- /n The ability to engage directly with customers, both technical and executive audiences - to translate needs into actionable technical strategy /n
- /n High agency with the ability to operate autonomously and thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving customer environments /n
- /n A team-oriented mindset and passion for enabling others through mentorship, internal enablement, or reusable tooling /n /n /n You may also have: /n /n
- /n Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP) /n
- /n Experience using the Cloudera platform /n
- /n Experience with open source big data technologies like Spark, Iceberg, NiFi, etc /n
- /n Experience with AI infrastructure and runtime technologies including NVIDIA GPUs, inference optimization, model serving, or distributed AI workloads /n /n /n What you can expect from us: /n /n
- /n Generous PTO Policy /n
- /n Support work life balance with Unplugged Days /n
- /n Flexible WFH Policy /n
- /n Mental & Physical Wellness programs /n
- /n Phone and Internet Reimbursement program /n
- /n Access to Continued Career Development /n
- /n Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages /n
- /n Paid Volunteer Time /n
- /n Employee Resource Groups /n /n /n /n EEO/VEVRAA /n /n /n

📌 Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Australia (Senior/Principal Level) (Sydney)
🏢 Cloudera
📍 Sydney