AI Forward Deployed Engineer

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DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES AI Technology Research & Exploration • AI Technology Radar: Continuously track the latest developments in AI, including LLMs, multimodal models, AI agents and multi-agent frameworks, RAG, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and AI coding tools; maintain an AI technology radar for AZ China and share regular insights and trend briefings. • Framework & Product Evaluation: Research, benchmark, and evaluate AI frameworks, platforms, and products (e.g., LangChain/LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Dify, Semantic Kernel, Microsoft Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI, and leading China LLMs such as Qwen and DeepSeek), assessing capability, maturity, cost, security, compliance, and availability in China. • Hands-on Experimentation: Set up AI sandboxes and run rapid technical experiments to validate new technologies against enterprise scenarios, documenting findings, limitations, and lessons learned. • Technology Recommendations: Provide recommendations on AI technology selection and adoption to enterprise architecture and IT leadership, aligned with AZ Global AI strategy, platforms, and standards. Business-Driven AI Opportunity Discovery • Forward-Deployed Business Engagement: Work side by…