Forward Deployed Engineer
Core
Design and build agentic systems, context/knowledge systems, and integrations for the GitLab Duo Agent Platform to resolve product friction and accelerate customer outcomes in strategic environments.
Role type
Staff IC AI/Agentic Systems Engineer
Builds
GitLab Duo Agent Platform (agent workflows, integrations, evaluation suites, reference architectures)
Domain
AI Engineering / Developer Tools / Agentic Software Development
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, Java, Kotlin, Ruby, C#, AI system design, agentic workflows, context management, retrieval-augmented generation, system evaluation, observability, AI safety, authorization, governance, cost management, technical leadership
Preferred skills
Customer-facing engineering, IDE integrations, CI/CD, self-hosted models, enterprise governance, LangChain, LangGraph, knowledge graphs, AWS/GCP/Azure, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, Ruby on Rails, public technical writing
Technologies
Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, Java, Kotlin, Ruby, C#, LangChain, LangGraph, Terraform, Ansible, AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, GitLab, Ruby on Rails
Responsibilities
Design and build agentic systems using models, tools, action loops, and orchestration; Develop context and knowledge systems using RAG, cache-augmented generation, and graph-based retrieval; Work directly in customer environments to diagnose failures and turn ambiguous needs into working solutions; Contribute production-quality changes across the GitLab Duo Agent Platform; Provide Staff-level technical leadership through architecture, implementation, review, and mentorship
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with leadership
