Forward Deployed Engineer

Company: Confidential - Series B enterprise AI company
Location: San Francisco, CA (on-site 5 days per week)
Compensation: $200,000 - $325,000 + strong equity
Employment Type: Full-time
Visa Sponsorship: Not available (US citizens and green card holders)

About the Company

A fast-growing, well-funded AI platform for IT teams that automates the majority of IT tickets for leading technology companies.

The Role

Our client is hiring Forward Deployed Engineers (1+ years) for its new Agent Deployment team: true customer-facing software engineers who turn messy, high-stakes operational workflows into reliable, production-grade AI systems. This is not a typical implementation role. You will be an engineer first, shipping real product and contributing to the core platform, and as a founding member of the team you will help define how it operates.

What You Will Do

• Architect and build production-grade systems for strategic pilots, turning complex requirements into scalable implementations.
• Design, build and maintain backend services, APIs and integrations that extend the company's AI agent platform.
• Build secure, high-performance integrations with external systems, focused on reliability and observability.
• Turn customer pain points and edge cases into reusable product capabilities.
• Own the technical lifecycle of key deployments from architecture through launch and optimization.
• Partner with customers, sales and engineering to move quickly from idea to production.

What You Bring

• 1+ years of software engineering experience with strong backend skills
• Experience building APIs and integrations with external systems
• Comfort working directly with customers
• Ability to work on-site in San Francisco 5 days a week
• US work authorization without sponsorship