Forward Deployed Engineer

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll work directly inside acquired engineering firms, sitting alongside users to understand their workflows, identify the highest-leverage problems, build software solutions, deploy them into production, and iterate based on real-world feedback. This is a true forward-deployed engineering role — not solutions architecture or ticket-taking. You'll own the complete lifecycle from discovery through deployment and ongoing iteration while helping build a repeatable technology platform across acquired firms.

What You Will Do

Embed directly on-site with acquired engineering firms to understand workflows, pain points, and operational challenges. Build strong relationships with technical and non-technical users inside acquired organizations. Identify the highest-leverage workflows that can be improved or automated through software and AI. Own the complete deployment lifecycle from discovery through production deployment and iteration.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This is an opportunity to join an extremely early-stage AI company tackling a massive and largely underserved industry. You'll work directly inside engineering firms, sitting alongside users and identifying the highest-leverage opportunities for AI and software automation. Unlike traditional solutions engineering roles, you'll actually build and own the software — from discovery and product definition through deployment, debugging, and iteration with real users.

Requirements

• 5–10 years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong experience in full-stack product engineering, forward-deployed engineering, or customer-facing engineering
• Demonstrated experience owning technical projects from discovery through production deployment
• Experience working directly with customers or end users
• Experience building and shipping production software
• Experience operating in early-stage startups or highly autonomous engineering environments
• Experience exercising product judgment in ambiguous environments
• Experience translating user problems into technical solutions
• Experience working directly with non-technical and technical stakeholders
• Experience building software in zero-to-one environments
• Experience operating independently without detailed specifications or established roadmaps
• Strong ownership mentality with demonstrated execution ability
• Experience mentoring or coaching junior engineers preferred
• Founder or entrepreneurial experience preferred
• Experience at a recognizable early-stage startup or strong technical educational background preferred

Benefits

• Base Salary: $200,000 – $300,000
• Non-Dilutive Profit Interests: 0.1% – 0.75%
• Anti-dilution protection on profit interests
• Opportunity to join an extremely early-stage, founder-led AI company
• Significant ownership over customer deployments and product outcomes
• Direct collaboration with founders and technical leadership
• Opportunity to build AI solutions for a massive underserved industry
• Work directly with real users and operating companies
• Opportunity to shape the company's technology platform from the ground up
• High ownership and entrepreneurial environment
• Opportunity to mentor and help build the engineering organization
• Fast-moving interview and decision process
• Visa sponsorship and transfer opportunities
• Opportunity to work across AI, software engineering, product, and customer deployment