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Forward Deployed AI Engineer II

CLEARNew York, NY, United States Engineering
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Salary
$180K - $220K
Job type
Full-time
Experience
Mid · 2+ yrs
Posted
7 Oct 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

Based in New York, NY, the Forward Deployed AI Engineer II position involves designing and deploying artificial intelligence systems for internal workflows and customer-facing products. This full-time opportunity suits technical professionals with software or machine learning backgrounds who want to build secure and measurable AI solutions.

Role Overview

The Forward Deployed AI Engineer II works on creating and launching AI-powered systems that increase adoption across internal tools and customer-facing product experiences. This position requires collaborating with Product, Engineering, Data, Security, Legal, Compliance, Operations, and business teams to identify high-value opportunities and manage use cases end-to-end from discovery to production.

Key Responsibilities

Discover, prioritize, and build AI use cases across internal tools, employee workflows, and customer-facing product features.
Partner with cross-functional departments to translate business needs into AI-driven solutions.
Rapidly prototype AI agents, LLM applications, RAG workflows, automation tools, and product experiences.
Productionize validated AI use cases with strong evaluation, monitoring, logging, fallback paths, and operational ownership.
Build reusable patterns for prompt management, retrieval, tool use, evals, guardrails, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
Implement responsible AI best practices including privacy, security, model governance, risk review, and customer impact assessment.
Measure and communicate AI impact across adoption, quality, cost reduction, productivity, customer experience, and business outcomes.

Requirements

Minimum of 2 years of experience in software engineering, AI engineering, machine learning engineering, data engineering, or related technical roles.
Hands-on experience building with LLMs, AI agents, RAG, model APIs, prompt engineering, or AI application frameworks.
Strong programming skills in Python and/or another modern backend language.
Experience building and deploying production systems with APIs, data platforms, cloud infrastructure, logging, monitoring, and testing.
Ability to work directly with business teams to understand ambiguous workflows and turn them into usable AI products.

Skills and Tools

Python
LLMs and AI agents
RAG workflows
Model APIs and AI application frameworks
Cloud infrastructure and data platforms
Prompt engineering and evals

Salary and Benefits

Total compensation range between $180,000 and $220,000, combining base salary, annual bonus incentive, and new hire equity package in Restricted Stock Units.
Eligible for refresh equity grants.
Comprehensive healthcare plans and family-building benefits including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support.
Flexible time off, annual wellness stipend, and free OneMedical memberships for employees and dependents.
CLEAR Plus membership and a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
Daily catered lunches and fully stocked kitchens in the New York office.

About the Company

CLEAR operates a secure identity platform with more than 43 million members and a global network of partners. The company focuses on making experiences safer and easier across physical and digital spaces, including airports, stadiums, and everyday life.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply directly on the official CLEAR careers page.

Skills and tech stack

PythonLLMsAI agentsRAGModel APIsCloud InfrastructureLLMMachine LearningPrompt Engineering

Questions candidates ask

What is the location of the Forward Deployed AI Engineer II role?

The position is located in New York, NY, United States.

How many years of experience are required for this position?

Candidates must have 2 or more years of experience in software engineering, AI engineering, machine learning engineering, data engineering, or related technical roles.

What is the total compensation range for this job?

The total compensation range is $180,000 to $220,000, which includes base salary, an annual bonus incentive, and a new hire equity package in Restricted Stock Units.

What programming languages are needed?

Strong programming skills in Python and/or another modern backend language are required.

What benefits does CLEAR offer employees?

CLEAR offers comprehensive healthcare plans, family-building benefits, flexible time off, an annual wellness stipend, free OneMedical memberships, a CLEAR Plus membership, a 401(k) with employer match, and daily catered lunches.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official CLEAR careers page.

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