Forward Deployed Engineer AI

Forward Deployed Engineer (AI)
San Francisco / New York - Onsite
$200k - $400k + significant early equity
We're working with a frontier AI company. Backed by significant funding and led by a world-class team, they're looking for engineers who want to help bring cutting-edge AI into real-world production environments.
As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll work directly with enterprise customers to design, build, and deploy production AI systems. You'll bridge research and real-world applications, owning projects from customer discovery through deployment.
Responsibilities:
Design and deploy production-ready AI applications using modern LLMs and agentic workflows.Partner with customers to solve complex technical challenges.Build scalable backend systems and integrate with enterprise infrastructure.Work closely with research and engineering teams to improve AI capabilities.Support cloud and hybrid deployments.
Requirements:
Strong software engineering experience with Python and/or TypeScript.Experience building production software.Hands-on experience with LLMs, RAG, AI agents, vector databases, or similar AI technologies.Experience with cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, Docker, or CI/CD.Customer-facing experience and strong communication skills.