Forward Deployed Engineer Lead/Architect — AI Enterprise Applications

Job overview

The Forward Deployed Engineer Lead/Architect — AI Enterprise Applications role is onsite in Minneapolis, MN, for a 15-month duration. The stated W-2 rate is $85 per hour. The client seeks senior engineers to build and deploy AI-enabled enterprise applications. The role exists to deliver production-oriented enterprise applications combining full-stack engineering and modern AI. It contributes through technical leadership, cloud-native architecture, AI and LLM integration, and customer-facing coordination with stakeholders and engineering teams.

What you'll do

• Build and deploy AI-enabled enterprise applications
• apply full-stack development, APIs, microservices, cloud-native architecture and DevOps/CI-CD
• integrate Azure, Azure OpenAI, AI Foundry and LLMs
• work with AI agents and agentic frameworks
• lead engineering teams or delivery pods
• manage stakeholders and communicate with customers.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

forward deployed engineer lead/architect

full-time

minneapolis mn

diverse lynx

$85/hr

ai applications

full-stack engineering

azure openai

llm integration

agentic ai

cloud-native

15-month duration

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The posting requests 8–10 years of software engineering experience and lists healthcare, PBM, insurance or other regulated-industry experience as preferred.

About the employer

Diverse Lynx is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.