$102,400–$204,100
Forward Deployed Engineer
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Pay not postedHouston, TXOn-siteFull-time
Forward Deployed AI Engineer embedded with commercial trading teams at Vitol, a global energy and commodities trader.
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- Operations
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- Internal teams
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- Communicate requirements and technical constraints to foundational AI teams; present capabilities and limitations to traders and senior management
What you’ll bring
- Degree in computer science, statistics, mathematics, data science, or related quantitative field
- Fluency in Python with strong software engineering practices (version control, testing, code review)
- Minimum 3 years of experience in software engineering, AI engineering, ML, data science, or related hands-on role
- Practical understanding of GenAI concepts (prompt engineering, RAG, tool use, agentic workflows, model evaluation) and proficiency with frameworks like LangChain or LlamaIndex
About Vitol
Employee-owned energy and commodities trader moving oil, gas, power, metals and low-carbon fuels through global trading, logistics and infrastructure networks.
Bootstrapped · 1000–2000 people
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