Lyra Technology Group is a private equity-backed holding company that invests in and operates industry leading technology service businesses. Our companies are operated independently by exceptional management teams. Companies that join our group retain the employees, name, and culture that have made them successful. As a platform of Evergreen Services Group, we never divest from businesses we partner with and approach every decision with the goal of driving sustainable and healthy growth over the long term.
Accellis, a Lyra Technology Group portfolio company, is looking for a Forward Deployed AI Engineer. As an FDE, you will work directly inside our clients' businesses — rolling up your sleeves to design, build, and deploy AI-powered solutions that create real operational impact. You won't be sitting behind a desk writing specs; you'll be on-site at small and mid-size businesses diagnosing inefficiencies, earning stakeholder trust, and shipping production-grade AI agents, automated workflows, and engineering solutions that change how these organizations run. This is a hands-on, client-facing engineering role built for someone who is as comfortable presenting to a business owner as they are writing Python.
Your work as a Forward Deployment AI Engineer will include several components:
Our ideal Forward Deployment AI Engineer has the following qualifications:
Preferred
Who Thrives in This Role
You're a builder who gets energy from solving real problems for real people. You're not waiting for perfect requirements — you ask good questions, form a hypothesis, and get something in front of stakeholders fast. You're comfortable being the most technical person in the room for one hour and a junior learner the next. You care about the outcome, not just the code.
The targeted base salary range for this role is $120,000-$150,000 per year and will operate out of the Accellis office(s) on a hybrid basis.
Lyra Tech Group is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diverse perspectives and are committed to building an inclusive team.
Lyra Technology Group is a family of industry leading IT managed services businesses serving small and medium-sized organizations. Our 3,000+ team members across the globe serve as the IT solution provider to over 10,000 small and medium-sized organizations and their 500,000+ employees.
More than 60 founders have chosen us as the permanent partner for their business and its team. We retain the employees, culture, and brand that made the companies that join our group successful. We collaborate with each company's team to strengthen the business with access to talent, knowledge, and scale.
