Forward Deployed Engineer with German (f/m/x)

accilium is an award-winning strategy and management consultancy shaping the future of mobility and energy. We work with industry leaders in Automotive & Transport, Energy & Environment, and Public & Infrastructure. Founded in 2017, we've grown to 110+ people across seven offices Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Cologne, Hamburg, Bucharest, and recently Warsaw. Our subsidiary &amp (50+ developers) lets us deliver end-to-end. We've been ranked Top 10 in the brand eins/Statista "Best Consultants" list five years running and were awarded "Hidden Champion 2026/2027".

The role

As Forward Deployed Engineer with German (f/m/x), you work with our clients to turn breakthroughs in AI technology and research into production systems. Working at the intersection of bleeding edge technologies and the transformation of leading enterprises' core value chains, you will drive the organizational transformation to intelligent systems and help our clients re-architect work. You will also drive Project aIQ - accilium's transformation into an AI-native company and help us ship weekly builds of our organization “accilium OS”.

The role has a strong focus on the DACH market, supporting both internal initiatives and client projects across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

In this role, you will join our Technology Practice to build the foundation for a team of Forward Deployed Engineers.

What you will build

• Build agentic systems and embed them in our clients' value chains to realize efficiencies as well as top line growth

• Deliver technical artifacts like agents, MCP servers and agent skills that will be used in production workflows.

• Develop and codify build and deployment patterns and contribute these assets to accilium as well as the open-source community.

• Continuously maintain strong knowledge of the latest developments in LLM capabilities, implementation patterns, and AI product development stacks.

• Embed closely and build strong relationships with our clients' teams and proactively spot opportunities for AI deployment throughout the lifecycle of an engagement.

• Expand on accilium’s build capabilities for agentic systems and deploy solutions for our internal value chains

What we offer

• Open-door culture, flat hierarchies, latest tech kit

• Lunch vouchers.

• Medical health coverage: Allianz Sanaplan.

• Your development is supported through regular feedback sessions, direct access to management on equal footing, and a clear commitment to openness for change.

• Smart working: We follow an 80/20 rule – one day per week you can work from home.

What you bring

• Education: University degree, ideally with exposure to AI, mathematics, physics, or software engineering, data science

• Optional: 2-3 years of engineering or technical deployment experience that includes customer-facing work

• Strong track record based on actual build products (GitHub profile, portfolio, or examples of systems you've shipped)

• Process-design instinct and hands-on experience with analytical, generative and agentic AI stack (agent harnesses, context engineering, skills)

• Deep understanding of how model behavior affects enterprise outcomes

• Ability to operate autonomously and thrive under ambiguity as well as under pressure

• Ambition to move fast and take risks

• Strong presentation, facilitation, problem-solving and interpersonal skills

• Willingness to travel to build on-site with our clients in DACH

• German and English at C1+ level*

*Global scale - Table 1 (CEFR 3.3): Common Reference levels (coe.int)

If you want to be part of building something great, click “Apply” or reach out to Victor Iancu, Senior Executive (victor.iancu@accilium.com) or Katrin Helm, Head of People (life@accilium.com) with any questions.

accilium is an equal opportunity employer.