Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure Specialist (France)

This role offers a unique opportunity to shape how enterprises harness the power of AI in real-world applications. As a bridge between our core North product and our clients’ engineering teams, you’ll be at the forefront of solving complex problems and securely integrating AI into critical sectors such as finance, healthcare, and telecommunications.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end deployment of North in private cloud and on-premises environments, including planning, configuration, testing, and rollout; Partner with enterprise IT teams to assess infrastructure, security requirements, and data management practices; Experiment at a high velocity and with a high level of quality to engage customers and deliver solutions that exceed their expectations; Design and implement deployment strategies tailored to client needs, ensuring compliance with data privacy and security standards; Troubleshoot and resolve deployment-related technical issues, providing timely solutions to minimize downtime; Travel up to 20–40% to work on-site with customers and partners

Requirements

Experience with and enjoy working directly with customers; Experience deploying enterprise software in private/hybrid cloud environments; Proven experience administering large-scale production Kubernetes clusters and expertise with Helm; Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and tools like Git for version control; Strong expertise in cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, GCP), networking, and virtualization; Excel in fast-paced environments and can execute while priorities and objectives are a moving target; Fluent in French

Nice to have

Familiarity with GPU node orchestration & scheduling; Understanding of the intersection of GPU infrastructure, inference systems, Kubernetes, distributed systems, and performance optimization

Benefits

Weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in local currency; Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health; RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme; 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months for either parent; Annual enrichment benefits for arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, workspace improvement, and education/learning; 6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days); Budget for traveling to other offices if remote, plus an annual company offsite; Co-working benefit for those not near an office; $500 home office stipend