Forward Deployed Engineer (f/m/x)
accilium Group GmbH · Berlin, Germany
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Job description
accilium is an award-winning strategy and management consultancy shaping the future of mobility and energy. We work with industry leaders in Automotive & Transport, Energy & Environment, and Public & Infrastructure. Founded in 2017, we've grown to 110+ people across seven offices Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Cologne, Hamburg, Bucharest, and recently Warsaw. Our subsidiary & (50+ developers) lets us deliver end-to-end. We've been ranked Top 10 in the brand eins/Statista "Best Consultants" list five years running and were awarded "Hidden Champion 2026/2027".
The role
As Forward Deployed Engineer (f/m/x), you work with our clients to turn breakthroughs in AI technology and research into production systems. Working at the intersection of bleeding edge technologies and the transformation of leading enterprises' core value chains, you will drive the organizational transformation to intelligent systems and help our clients re-architect work. You will also drive Project aIQ - accilium's transformation into an AI-native company and help us ship weekly builds of our organization “accilium OS”.
In this role, you will join our Technology Practice to build the foundation for a team of Forward Deployed Engineers.
What you will build
Build agentic systems and embed them in our clients' value chains to realize efficiencies as well as top line growth
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Deliver technical artifacts like agents, MCP servers and agent skills that will be used in production workflows.
Develop and codify build and deployment patterns and contribute these assets to accilium as well as the open-source community.
Continuously maintain strong knowledge of the latest developments in LLM capabilities, implementation patterns, and AI product development stacks.
Embed closely and build strong relationships with our clients' teams and proactively spot opportunities for AI deployment throughout the lifecycle of an engagement.
Expand on accilium’s build capabilities for agentic systems and deploy solutions for our internal value chains
What we offer
61k gross annual (all-in) for graduates, 82k gross annual (all-in) with 2 years relevant full-time working experience
Open-door culture, flat hierarchies, latest tech kit
Frontier-model API access funded, no token budget gating on experimentation
Standard amenities: Public transport ticket, corporate benefits, team events (reTreat, acc'sPerience, acc'smas Party), up to 1 day per week home office
What you bring
University degree, ideally with exposure to AI, mathematics, physics, or software engineering, data science
Optional: 2-3 years of engineering or technical deployment experience that includes customer-facing work
Strong track record based on actual build products (GitHub profile, portfolio, or examples of systems you've shipped)
Process-design instinct and hands-on experience with analytical, generative and agentic AI stack (agent harnesses, context engineering, skills)
Deep understanding of how model behavior affects enterprise outcomes
Ability to operate autonomously and thrive under ambiguity as well as under pressure
Ambition to move fast and take risks
Strong presentation, facilitation, problem-solving and interpersonal skills
German and English at C1+ level*
Willingness to travel to build on-site with our clients 1–3 days/week in DACH
* Global scale - Table 1 (CEFR 3.3): Common Reference levels (coe.int)
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accilium is an equal opportunity employer.
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