Forward Deployed Engineer, Applied AI

Forward Deployed Engineer, Korea (FDE) About Wonderful Wonderful is the applied AI partner helping critical organizations accelerate AI adoption. We combine a multi-model AI platform and local deployment teams to help critical enterprises unlock their full potential by deploying a unified intelligence layer that solves end-to-end business processes, regardless of where they start or end. Founded in 2025, we operate across 35+ markets around the world, work with enterprise customers across verticals, and are backed by leading investors like Index Ventures, Insight Partners, IVP and Bessemer Venture Partners. See more at www.wonderful.ai About the Role As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will work closely with enterprise customers to understand their needs and operating workflows, then turn those insights into AI agents that work in production. You will not simply build what the customer asks for. You will identify the underlying problem and translate it into the right technical and product solution. You will lead the full project lifecycle, including customer discovery, problem definition, system design, development, integration with customer systems, deployment, and ongoing operational improvement. This role is best suited to engineers who want to engage directly with customers, understand their problems, build the solution themselves, and take ownership of measurable outcomes—not those who want to focus exclusively on development. What You’ll Do Understand customers’ mission-critical workflows, operational challenges, and project success criteriaTranslate customer needs and business problems into technical requirements and system designsDesign and build AI agents that integrate with customer data and existing systemsLead the full project lifecycle, from problem definition and development to testing, deployment, and production stabilizationUse real-world data to measure performance, accuracy, and business outcomes, and continuously improve systems in productionCommunicate project progress, risks, and outcomes to customers’ business teams, technical teams, and decision-makersPartner with Product and Engineering to improve the platform and standardize customer deployment processes and tools What We’re Looking For 5+ years of experience in software engineering or another role centered on solving complex technical problemsStrong software design fundamentals, with experience building and deploying services in productionExperience working directly with customers to understand their needs and turn them into implemented technical solutionsExperience structuring ambiguous, complex problems and solving them by integrating systems, APIs, and dataExperience leading technical projects while communicating clearly with customers and diverse stakeholdersAbility to set priorities independently and execute with a high degree of ownership in a fast-changing environmentProfessional proficiency in both Korean and English, with the ability to work effectively with customers and global colleagues Preferred Qualifications Experience in a customer-facing technical role such as Software Engineer (Backend, Frontend) Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineer, or Solutions ArchitectExperience building AI agents, generative AI or LLM applications, workflow automation, or conversational systemsExperience integrating enterprise systems and data in cloud environments such as AWSExperience working with a high degree of autonomy and ownership in a startup or early-stage organization