At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead innovative AI solutions and tackle complex engineering challenges.
- Company: Join Tata Consultancy Services, a global leader in IT services and consulting.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, diverse work culture, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Mentorship opportunities and hands-on experience with AI technologies.
- Why this job: Make a real impact with cutting-edge technology in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Degree in computer science and strong programming skills required.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization that has been partnering with many of the world’s largest businesses in their transformation journeys for over 55 years. TCS operates in 55 countries and employs over 607,000 highly skilled individuals, including more than 10,000 in Canada.
The Forward Deployment Engineer (FDE) Technical Lead is a hands-on engineering leader responsible for solving complex problems by combining software engineering, AI/GenAI, data, cloud, integration and platform technologies. The Technical Lead works directly with customer stakeholders, architects and engineering teams to understand business problems, define the technical approach, rapidly develop prototypes, and lead solutions through engineering integration and production deployment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead technical discovery sessions to understand customer business problems, existing technology landscape, data, applications and constraints.
- Translate customer requirements and business problems into scalable technical solutions.
- Own the end-to-end technical implementation from discovery and prototyping through production deployment.
- Design and develop application services, APIs, integrations and AI-enabled solutions.
- Remain hands-on with coding, debugging, code reviews and technical troubleshooting.
- Lead rapid prototyping and Proof-of-Concept development to validate solution approaches.
- Define application architecture, APIs, data flows, integration patterns and deployment approaches.
- Guide engineers across software, AI, data, cloud and platform technologies.
- Review code and ensure engineering quality, security, scalability and maintainability.
- Diagnose complex application, data, integration, infrastructure and production issues.
- Drive solutions from prototype to production-ready implementation.
- Mentor junior and graduate FDEs and provide technical support and guidance.
- Communicate technical decisions, trade-offs, risks and recommendations clearly to customer stakeholders.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or related field.
- Strong programming skills in Python, Java/JavaScript, C++ or equivalent.
- Experience developing backend services, APIs, and distributed applications.
- Experience processing and transforming structured and/or unstructured data.
- Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Experience in Git, testing frameworks, code reviews and modern software engineering practices.
- Strong debugging and troubleshooting capabilities.
- Hands-on exposure to Large Language Models and Generative AI application development.
- Understanding of AI application performance, security and cost considerations.
- Integration of AI capabilities into enterprise applications.
Good to Have:
- Experience delivering solutions in customer-facing environments.
- Experience leading small Agile engineering teams.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise GenAI implementations.
- Experience with vector databases such as pgvector, Pinecone, Weaviate, Milivus or similar technologies.
- Cloud and/or AI certifications.
Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc. is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC). Should you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources.
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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an exceptional employer that champions diversity and inclusion, fostering a vibrant work culture where innovation thrives. With over 10,000 employees in Canada, TCS offers robust employee growth opportunities through mentorship and hands-on experience in cutting-edge technologies like AI and cloud solutions. The company's commitment to sustainability and community engagement, combined with its unique Location Independent Agile™ delivery model, makes it an attractive place for professionals seeking meaningful and rewarding careers.
