Forward Deployed Engineer

We are hiring Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) for AI companies ranging from seed-stage startups to late-stage, well-funded teams. If you like writing production code and also enjoy sitting with customers to figure out what they need, this is the role for you.

Locations: San Francisco & Bay Area, New York, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Texas, Seattle, Denver, Florida, plus several remote-in-US roles

Compensation: $120K to $240K base (most roles $160K to $270K), plus equity

Work setup: Mostly on-site, with hybrid and remote options available

What you'll do

• Work directly with enterprise customers to understand their workflows and turn them into working software
• Build, deploy and maintain integrations, data pipelines and AI/LLM-powered features in customer environments
• Own deployments end to end, from scoping and prototyping through go-live and iteration
• Feed what you learn in the field back to the product and engineering teams
• Act as the technical point of contact customers trust

What we're looking for

• 1 to 8+ years of software engineering experience (we have roles from early-career to senior and founding level)
• Strong Python and/or TypeScript/JavaScript
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP or Azure), APIs and data integrations
• Comfort working with customers and explaining technical decisions clearly
• Bonus: experience with LLMs/AI agents, Docker/Kubernetes, React, or startup environments

Why apply

• Competitive base salary plus meaningful equity
• Early, high-ownership roles at fast-growing AI companies in healthcare, fintech, insurance, legal, defense and enterprise software
• Visa transfer support available for select roles
• A few government/defense roles are open to candidates with US security clearance

Apply here or send me a DM, and I'll share the roles that match your experience and location.