Forward Deployed Engineer, Agent Studio

About the Role

This is a high-ownership, customer-facing engineering role at a fast-growing AI-native sales SaaS company. You'll own the end-to-end deployment of AI agents directly with design partner customers, driving measurable revenue outcomes. It's a rare seat that combines deep technical work, direct customer embedding, and product influence — with no established playbook and high expectations for impact.

What You'll Do

• Deploy and rapidly iterate on AI agents covering account strategy, prospecting, outbound emails, LinkedIn outreach, call prep, and follow-ups — targeting step-change improvements in customer pipeline metrics within trial periods.
• Embed deeply with customers through shared channels, calls, and tight feedback loops, translating field observations into agent improvements within days.
• Build agents that fully automate nuanced SDR workflows, with clear evals, trust calibration, and the ability to improve over time.
• Own deployment outcomes end-to-end with GM-level accountability for customer revenue numbers.
• Serve as the bridge between sales teams, engineering, and leadership — communicating agent capabilities, surfacing customer needs, and reporting deployment status fluently across all three audiences in a single day.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of engineering experience, ideally as a technical founder, founding engineer, or forward-deployed engineer at a high-bar company.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience building and shipping production AI agents or agentic workflows to external users as an individual contributor.
• Demonstrated proficiency in prompt engineering, tool use, evals, and trust calibration for production AI systems.
• Background in AI engineering at a recognized growth-stage startup or large tech company.
• Proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript, and Python.
• Direct experience troubleshooting with enterprise customers across complex, ambiguous tech stacks.
• A track record of shipping production code — not consulting-only or configuration-focused roles.
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and driving outcomes without heavy process or manager direction.
• Strong CS fundamentals — technical degree or equivalent demonstrated foundation.
• Nice to have: 0-to-1 product ownership as a technical founder or early engineering hire; familiarity with GTM, sales workflows, or revenue-generating systems.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range: $215,000 – $300,000 USD annually, plus equity. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Location

Hybrid — San Francisco, CA. The team is in-office 3+ days per week; on-site presence in San Francisco is required.