About Us

At Gradion, we are the strategic partner for ambitious businesses, helping them achieve breakthrough growth through Digital Innovation and Deep Tech.

With a global vision and an AI-first approach, we enable clients to reshape strategies, optimize systems, and adopt cutting-edge technologies to create sustainable value.

From AI and data to cybersecurity, robotics, and large-scale enterprise platforms, Gradion designs practical solutions that lay the foundation for the next generation of billion-dollar companies.

Our Facts & Figures

23+ years of expertise - Gradion builds digital platforms & deep-tech solutions.
3 continents: Asia, Europe and Africa.
300+ specialists across 7 countries: Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Egypt and Australia.
100+ enterprise clients, including several unicorns (e.g., Alaiko, HomeToGo, Roadsurfer).
Vietnam's Best IT Company - recognized by ITViec for 8 consecutive years, including 2 consecutive years of ranking #1 (2024 and 2025).
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About the Role

Most companies know AI can change how they work. Far fewer know how to get it running inside their own systems, data, and processes. That gap is where this role operates.

As a Forward Deployed Engineer on our AI Innovation team, you work directly with clients/ stakeholders to turn real business problems into working AI solutions. You sit with their teams, understand how they operate, and build what they need: integrations, automations, AI agents, and production-ready applications on top of their existing platforms.

You write production code, and you also run discovery sessions, scope solutions, and explain technical trade-offs to business stakeholders. What you learn in the field feeds back into Gradion's reusable accelerators and solution offerings.

What You'll Do

Discover and scope with clients/ stakeholders

Run discovery sessions with clients/ stakeholders to understand workflows, data, systems, and pain points.
Identify where AI and automation can create measurable business value.
Translate business needs into clear technical scope, solution designs, and delivery plans.

Build and deploy AI solutions

Design and build AI-powered applications, agents, and automations using LLMs, RAG, and tool-calling workflows.
Integrate solutions with systems such as ERP, CRM, data platforms, and internal APIs.
Deliver fast prototypes and proofs of concept, then take the successful ones to production.
Ensure solutions are secure, reliable, observable, and maintainable.

Own outcomes in the field

Measure results after deployment and iterate based on real usage and feedback.
Support pre-sales with technical demos, solution input, and effort estimates when needed.

Shape Gradion's AI capability

Turn repeated patterns into reusable components, templates, and accelerators.
Share field insights with delivery, product, and leadership teams.
Stay current with AI models, frameworks, and tooling, and bring practical learnings to the team.

What We Are Looking For

Experience

Professional software engineering experience, with solutions shipped to production.
Hands-on experience building applications with LLMs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini APIs) and related patterns such as RAG, agents, and tool calling.
Experience in client-facing roles such as consulting, agency, solutions, or implementation work.

Technical skills

Comfortable across backend and frontend.
Solid with APIs, system integration, databases, and data pipelines.
Working knowledge of at least one cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP), plus Docker and CI/CD.
Familiarity with AI frameworks and tooling (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, vector databases, evaluation tools).

Skills and approach

Explains technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
Product mindset: focuses on business outcomes, not just features.
Comfortable with ambiguity: you scope the problem before you code it.
Self-directed and accountable from discovery to delivery.

Language

Good English proficiency (written and spoken).

Why You'll Love Working Here

Join Vietnam's Best IT Company - Gradion Vietnam (formerly NFQ Vietnam) was recognized by ITViec for 8 consecutive years, including 2 successive years as the Winner. Work with some of the best minds in the industry and be part of a company that's redefining how businesses scale through technology.

Career Growth & Leadership Development - Work closely with our leadership team, gain mentorship from experienced executives, and have direct exposure to high-level strategic decisions. Your growth is limitless, as long as you're ready to step up, opportunities will always be there for you.

AI-First Engineering & Strategic Consulting - Our engineering culture integrates AI as a core driver of design, development, and optimization, not an add-on. As a forward-thinking consultancy, we go beyond traditional engineering, combining technical excellence with a strategic mindset to deliver transformative solutions for ambitious businesses.

Competitive Compensation - We believe great talent deserves great rewards. Expect an attractive salary, performance-based bonuses, and a benefits package that reflects your impact. We value talent over salary budgets - exceptional contributions deserve exceptional rewards.

And Many More Benefits to Explore! But most importantly, a healthy work-life balance and an environment where you can thrive professionally and personally. Including:

Performance bonus of up to 2 months' salary.
Performance review twice a year, so your growth is recognized and rewarded.
Premium healthcare for you, plus an annual health check.
15 days of annual leave.
Full salary during probation.
Hybrid working for real flexibility.
Monthly Happy Hour and Community Tech activities.
Work on global projects as part of an innovation team that shapes ideas for the hi-tech world.
Diverse training programs to keep you growing.

Working Time and Location

Working time: Monday - Friday (9 AM - 6 PM)

Location:

Ho Chi Minh office: Podium Floor, Sapphire 2 tower, 92 Nguyen Huu Canh Street, Thanh My Tay Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Da Nang office: 23rd Floor, G8 Golden Building, 65 Hai Phong, Hai Chau Ward, Da Nang City, Vietnam.
Remote Work: Candidates based in Hanoi or Can Tho are welcome to work remotely.

About the company

Gradion is part of NFQ Asia | 8 Bit Rockstars, a global agile tech firm with 15 years of experience building high-performing teams in Germany and across Europe, Vietnam, and Singapore. The company specializes in PHP development and is known for its leadership in Elasticsearch, helping international startups, large websites, and highly scaled applications. It also contributes to open source by maintaining ongr.io, a product that accelerates transactional applications and powers major European e-shops and startups. Gradion’s approach combines skilled teams, proven PHP and Elasticsearch expertise, and open source collaboration to deliver scalable software solutions. Their goal is to empower international startups and large-scale applications worldwide while advancing open source tooling and services.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Da Nang, Vietnam

Founded

2015

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

May 22, 2026 partnership with SYNAOS and Phenikaa-X opens Vietnam autonomous logistics deals.
Gradion says it is expanding VDA5050 onboarding services across APAC in 2026.
Its site claims 1,000 solutions shipped and 50-plus production deployments daily, signaling operating scale.

What critics are saying

Gradion depends on partner-heavy delivery; SYNAOS or Phenikaa-X can bypass it by 2027.
Consulting revenue stays fragile if ACE cannot convert pilots into repeat factory deployments.
Industrial automation integration commoditizes fast; cheaper local integrators undercut Gradion on implementation margins.

What makes GRADION unique

Gradion traces to NFQ, bringing 23 years and 320 engineers across five countries.
Gradion co-founded ACE in Binh Duong, anchoring factory-floor automation execution in Vietnam.
Gradion owns VDA5050 integration expertise, connecting robot vendors, orchestration software, and industrial systems.

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Benefits

Health Insurance
Paid Vacation
Flexible Work Hours
Hybrid Work Options
Remote Work Options
Performance Bonus
Training Programs

Company News

Gradion

May 22nd, 2026

Gradion, SYNAOS, and Phenikaa-X announce partnership to deliver integrated autonomous logistics in Vietnam.

Gradion, SYNAOS, and Phenikaa-X announce partnership to deliver integrated autonomous logistics in Vietnam. Derek Nguyen 22 May 2026 Ho Chi Minh City, May 2026 - Gradion, SYNAOS, and Phenikaa-X announced a formal partnership to deliver end-to-end autonomous intralogistics solutions to industrial players in Vietnam. The collaboration combines advanced fleet orchestration software, locally manufactured mobile robot hardware, and on-the-ground VDA5050 integration expertise, giving warehouse and factory operators a structured path to scalable automation. Partnership structure. The three companies address the full delivery chain across three distinct capabilities: SYNAOS provides the software intelligence layer. Their Intralogistics Platform delivers advanced fleet orchestration, enabling operators to manage diverse robot ecosystems across complex industrial environments without manufacturer lock-in. Phenikaa-X supplies the hardware layer. A Vietnam-based manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots, Phenikaa-X produces Level 4/5 autonomous vehicles, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), and industrial mobile robots (IMRs) designed for modern manufacturing environments. Gradion leads the project execution. As a digital consultancy, Gradion delivers VDA 5050 technical integration, the open communication standard that enables hardware and software from different vendors to operate as a unified system. Gradion acts as the connecting layer between platform intelligence and physical deployment. "Vietnam's industrial sector has the infrastructure investment and the operational ambition- what it has lacked is an integrated delivery model," said Jennifer Fieres, Head of Industry Solutions, Gradion. "This partnership closes that gap. Operators no longer need to choose between best-in-class software and locally proven hardware. They are both fully integrated and production-ready." Scope of work. This partnership is built on technical precision and strategic growth aimed at the next generation of companies. It covers the full spectrum of technology consulting, business optimization, and implementation support to move beyond simple delivery toward meaningful transformation. Beyond Vietnam, Gradion is expanding its VDA 5050 onboarding services across the APAC region to address growing demand for interoperability standards in smart manufacturing and warehouse management. Business impact. The primary outcome of this alliance is measurable operational efficiency for industrial operators. By removing the dependency on single-vendor robot ecosystems, clients gain the flexibility to scale automation without the constraints of proprietary hardware lock-in, providing the clarity needed to scale with intelligence. Gradion builds systems designed to generate revenue or reduce costs for the businesses it serves. This partnership applies that standard to autonomous logistics: not one-off pilots, but production-grade deployments built to perform at scale. Take it further. This partnership is built for operators who are done running pilots. If your facility is ready for production-grade automation, Gradion's VDA 5050 integration team is the place to start.

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