A well-funded AI startup turning repetitive operational work into automated workflows for the enterprise.

Forward Deployed Engineer

San FranciscoOn-site$150K - $220K2 - 8 years
We're building a platform that lets businesses hand their most tedious, high-volume tasks to machines — not through rigid scripts, but with reasoning systems that adapt as conditions change. As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll embed directly with customers to design, configure, and productionize these automation pipelines, often working on-site during critical deployment windows. You'll write code that interfaces with messy enterprise systems, shape the product roadmap from the front lines, and bring hard-won field insights back to the engineering team. This is not a demo-and-disappear role — you'll own technical outcomes from first conversation through to measurable operational impact.

What they're looking for

  • 2–8 years in a customer-facing engineering role such as solutions engineering, forward deployed, or technical consulting
  • Fluency in at least one scripting language (Python preferred) and comfort working across APIs, SQL, and system integrations
  • Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity in enterprise environments — scoping requirements, managing stakeholders, and pushing through integration hurdles
  • Experience or strong interest in working with large language models and reasoning systems, including prompt engineering and agentic architectures
  • Willingness to travel up to 30% and work on-site in San Francisco or New York with customer teams during critical phases

Tech stack

OpenAI

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