Forward Deployed Engineer

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San Francisco / $200000 - $250000 annum

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Salary

SALARY:

$200000 - $250000

Location

LOCATION

San Francisco

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Forward Deployed Engineer

Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid - 3 days onsite)

Compensation: $200,000-$225,000 base + bonus + equity

Work Authorization: No Sponsorship

About the Role

This role is best suited for product-minded software engineers who enjoy solving customer problems as much as writing code.

You'll work directly with enterprise customers to understand complex workflows, rapidly build AI-powered prototypes, and validate solutions that can evolve into core product capabilities. Rather than spending months designing systems, you'll be expected to move quickly-taking an idea from a customer conversation to a working proof of concept in just a few days.

You'll operate at the intersection of Engineering, Product, and Customer Success, helping shape both individual customer outcomes and the long-term product roadmap.

What You'll Do

  • Work directly with enterprise customers to understand business challenges and technical requirements.
  • Design and build AI-powered MVPs and proof of concepts on rapid timelines.
  • Demo solutions, gather customer feedback, and iterate quickly.
  • Partner with Product Managers and Software Engineers to productionize successful prototypes.
  • Leverage modern AI development tools to dramatically accelerate engineering velocity.
  • Influence future platform capabilities through direct customer insights and product feedback.

What We're Looking For

  • 3-7+ years of backend software engineering experience.
  • Strong Python development skills (TypeScript or Node.js experience is highly valued).
  • Excellent product sense and customer empathy.
  • Proven ability to ship working software quickly in ambiguous environments.
  • Comfortable using AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or similar tools.
  • Strong communication skills and confidence presenting technical solutions to customers.
  • High agency, curiosity, and a bias toward action.

Ideal Backgrounds

  • Forward Deployed Engineer
  • Growth Engineer
  • Product Engineer
  • Founding Engineer or early-stage startup engineer
  • AI-native B2B software companies
  • Engineers who have built customer-facing products from idea to production

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to build AI-powered products where speed, ownership, and customer impact matter. You'll have significant influence over product direction, work alongside experienced engineering leadership, and help define how AI-native software is delivered to enterprise customers.

CONTACT

Evan Albert

Recruitment Consultant

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