Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

• →Leading customer deployments of multimodal, agent-based AI systems from scoping through launch, as the main technical contact for senior stakeholders
• →Building trusted relationships with customer leadership, understanding their priorities, and helping them expand their use of AI
• →Designing and refining AI agents, including prompt engineering, model integration, and rapid prototyping with AI-assisted coding tools
• →Scoping and building new features that help customers scale and improve outcomes
• →Working directly with customer engineering teams to integrate the platform into their systems and APIs
• →Partnering with the core platform team to deliver smoothly and turn field insights into product improvements
• →Documenting what works in internal playbooks so the function can scale

Tech stack: Python

• You have shipped production software in a fast-moving environment, such as a venture-backed startup, a founding engineering role, or a high-growth public tech company
• You have solid computer science foundations across data structures, algorithms, and system design
• You communicate clearly and confidently, and can explain technical work to customers and non-technical audiences
• You bring roughly 1 to 5 years in a hands-on technical role working in Python, ideally with some customer exposure
• You hold a degree in a STEM discipline
• You write strong, production-quality Python
• You have practical familiarity with LLMs, prompt engineering, and agent-based AI systems
• You can work from the San Francisco office five days a week

• A degree from a top-ranked program in your field

• Location: San Francisco, CA
• Work policy: On-site five days a week, with occasional customer site visits
• Compensation: $165,000–$250,000 + equity
• Visa sponsorship: Open to visa transfers (e.g. OPT, H-1B transfers); new sponsorship not available
• Employment type: Full-time