🛠️ Forward Deployed Engineer Malaysia & Singapore

I’m Johnson Lai, a Forward Deployed Engineer in Malaysia/Singapore. I embed with teams, audit the real workflow, and ship AI-native systems that run in production instead of staying as slide decks.

What I do Link to heading

  • Map existing operations, bottlenecks, tools, and data flows.
  • Redesign work into an agent-first process where humans supervise and agents execute repeatable tasks.
  • Build production systems with local LLMs, RAG, workflow automation, evals, and observability.
  • Help technical and business teams move from prototype to deployed outcome.

Typical engagements Link to heading

  • Internal AI workflow automation
  • Forward-deployed AI product engineering
  • Agent orchestration and tool-use systems
  • Local/private LLM deployment for sensitive workflows
  • Evals, benchmarks, and quality gates for AI systems

Why Malaysia & Singapore Link to heading

I work across Malaysia and Singapore. If you are searching for a Forward Deployed Engineer Malaysia or Forward Deployed Engineer Singapore partner, close to regional teams that need practical AI deployment: fast iteration, clear business outcomes, and systems that can be maintained after launch.

If you need a Forward Deployed Engineer for an AI-native workflow, reach me on LinkedIn or Twitter/X.