Senior AI Engineer - Client-Facing AI Solutions

About the role

Publicis Sapient is a technology company that builds enterprise AI platforms and services, moving AI from experimentation into production. As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, you will work at the intersection of software engineering, AI and client delivery, partnering directly with stakeholders to design, build and deploy enterprise-grade AI solutions. You will help clients accelerate AI adoption using RAG, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Azure AI services and Java-based application development.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and deploy enterprise AI solutions using RAG architectures, large language models and AI orchestration frameworks.
• Build client-facing AI applications with Java and modern cloud-native practices.
• Integrate and optimize AI platforms such as Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Azure OpenAI and other Azure AI services.
• Partner with clients to turn business problems into technical solutions and speed up delivery.
• Develop scalable APIs, services and integrations, and implement vector search, knowledge retrieval, prompt engineering and grounding strategies.
• Support deployment, monitoring and continuous improvement of AI applications in Azure environments.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, product managers and domain experts, and contribute to AI accelerators, reusable assets and best practices.

Required profile

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Experience delivering AI solutions directly within client environments.
• Experience in Agile delivery environments; strong problem-solving, communication and stakeholder management skills.

Required skills

• Strong Java and enterprise application development.
• RAG solutions, LLMs and generative AI applications.
• Azure, Azure AI Services, Azure OpenAI, App Services, Functions and storage.
• REST APIs and vector databases, semantic search and document ingestion pipelines.
• Prompt engineering, model evaluation, AI governance and responsible AI.
• Preferred: Copilot/Copilot Studio, Claude, Azure AI Foundry, Azure Machine Learning, LangChain, Semantic Kernel, LlamaIndex, Docker and Kubernetes.

What we offer

• Inclusive workplace with ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including health coverage for you and your family.
• Wellness program and employee assistance.
• Flexibility to support work-life balance.