Forward Deployed Engineer

Sogeti
Chicago, IL

Forward Deployed Engineer

Agentic SDLC & Delivery Acceleration


We're looking for a rare combination: a hands-on engineer with the business instincts of a consultant. This role embeds directly with client delivery teams to drive measurable velocity and quality improvements through agentic AI tooling, modern SDLC practices, and real-time coaching.


What you will do at Sogeti:

  • Embed directly with client engineering and product teams to identify friction points in the SDLC and deploy targeted AI-assisted tooling - agentic coding, automated review, test generation, CI/CD optimization.
  • Champion and implement agentic development methodologies (e.g. BMAD, orchestrated agent workflows) across planning, development, QA, and deployment phases.
  • Act as a hands-on practitioner - writing real code, configuring real pipelines, and building reusable accelerators rather than advising from a distance.
  • Translate engineering improvements into business outcomes: faster cycle times, reduced defect rates, lower delivery cost - and communicate these fluently to both technical and executive stakeholders.
  • Evaluate, configure, and operationalize AI coding assistants (Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.) within client environments, including prompt engineering, context management, and guardrail design.
  • Develop lightweight internal playbooks, templates, and workshops to upskill client engineering teams and embed sustainable AI practices beyond your engagement.
  • Partner with project leadership to baseline current-state velocity and report on measurable improvement milestones throughout the engagement.
  • Identify expansion opportunities organically - this role has high visibility and directly supports account growth through demonstrated outcomes.


What you will bring:

  • Engineering Core - Full-stack development · CI/CD pipelines · Cloud-native (AWS/Azure/ GCP) · API & integration design · DevEx & toolchain optimization
  • Agentic AI & SDLC - Agentic coding assistants · Prompt engineering · MCP / tool-use patterns · AI-assisted test generation · LLM context & memory management · Agentic SDLC methodology
  • Business & Delivery - Executive communication · Delivery metrics & KPIs · Stakeholder management · Workshop facilitation · SOW / estimation
  • 5–10 yrs software engineering · Consulting / advisory background · Enterprise client exposure · Agile / SAFe delivery
  • Builder first, advisor second - You're most effective when you're in the repo. You lead by doing, write the proof-of-concept yourself, and let the results make the argument.
  • Bilingual in engineering and business - You can walk out of a sprint retro and into an executive briefing without changing gears and know which metrics matter to each audience.
  • Early adopter & practitioner of agentic AI - You've personally shipped using Claude Code, Cursor, or equivalent. You understand where these tools break down and how to design guardrails and workflows around them.


Life at Sogeti: Sogeti supports all aspects of your well-being throughout the changing stages of your life and career. For eligible employees, we offer:


Flexible work options

401(k) with 150% match up to 6%

Employee Share Ownership Plan

Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

100% Company-Paid Mobile Phone Plan

3 Weeks PTO + 7 Paid Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Adoption, Surrogacy & Cryopreservation Assistance

Subsidized Back-up Child/Elder Care & Tutoring

Career Planning & Coaching

$5,250 Tuition Reimbursement & 20,000+ Online Courses

Employee Resource Groups

Counseling & Support for Physical, Financial, Emotional & Spiritual Well-being

Disaster Relief Programs


About Sogeti


Part of the Capgemini Group, Sogeti makes business value through technology for organizations that need to implement innovation at speed and want a local partner with global scale. With a hands-on culture and close proximity to its clients, Sogeti implements solutions that will help organizations work faster, better, and smarter. By combining its agility and speed of implementation through a DevOps approach, Sogeti delivers innovative solutions in quality engineering, cloud and application development, all driven by AI, data and automation.


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Disclaimer


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Capgemini discloses salary range information in compliance with state and local pay transparency obligations. The disclosed range represents the lowest to highest salary we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting, although we may ultimately pay more or less than the disclosed range, and the range may be modified in the future. The disclosed range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, geographic location, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, performance, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs. At Capgemini, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at


or near the top of the range for their role. The base salary range for the tagged location is [range 190K-225K].


This role may be eligible for other compensation including variable compensation, bonus, or commission. Full time regular employees are eligible for paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and any other benefits to eligible employees.


Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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