Forward-Deployed Engineer

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  Write code and build production software on top of the Tessera platform

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  Run deep process discovery with customers — break down complex, ambiguous, cross-system problems into well-defined solutions

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  Build lightweight prototypes and applications that showcase Tessera's AI agents in real enterprise scenarios

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  Partner with GTM to frame technical boundaries in sales engagements and produce technical collateral, including Statements of Work

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  Collaborate with Infra and Engineering to architect implementations that scale across high-volume, business-critical processes

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  Iterate with customers and cross-functional partners to drive adoption from pilot to full production

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  Carry field signal back to Product and Engineering, helping shape what we build

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  Build durable customer relationships and proactively surface new automation opportunities throughout each engagement

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  Lead training and workshop sessions on-site to upskill customers on the platform

• 2+ years building software in a high-ownership, customer-facing capacity — as a Forward-Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineer, founding/early engineer at a high-growth startup, or technical founder

• Strong hands-on experience with Python and JavaScript/TypeScript

• Experience building production-grade AI systems (experience at a frontier AI lab or top AI application company is a strong signal)

• A track record of taking ambiguous, high-stakes problems from zero to shipped

• Strong communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• The ability to operate effectively under ambiguity and fast-moving deployments

• An ownership mentality and the willingness to do whatever it takes to get a deployment over the line

• A history of learning hard things fast and operating far outside your original lane

• Founder experience (a plus)

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