Forward Deployed Engineer

A hyper-growth AI startup is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to help deploy cutting-edge AI systems into production for enterprise customers. Having achieved multi seven-figure ARR in under a year and backed by Tier 1 investors, the business is looking for engineers who combine strong technical ability with exceptional client-facing skills. You’ll own enterprise AI deployments end to end, working directly with senior stakeholders while building production-ready AI solutions that have immediate commercial impact. Role: Forward Deployed Engineer Salary: $185,000 - $250,000 Location: San Francisco (on-site) What you’ll be doing Lead enterprise AI deployments from discovery through to production Act as the primary technical contact for senior client stakeholders throughout implementation Design, build and optimise multi-modal, agentic AI systems for real-world business use cases Develop AI agents using prompt engineering, model integrations and AI-assisted development tools Build integrations using APIs and work closely with client engineering teams Collaborate with the core product and platform teams to influence future product development Translate customer challenges into scalable technical solutions Capture implementation best practices to help scale the Forward Deployed Engineering function What you’ll need 2+ years’ commercial experience within a Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineer, Agent Engineer, Founding Engineer, Growth Engineer or similarly client-facing technical role Strong commercial experience with Python and modern software engineering practices Experience integrating systems using APIs and cloud platforms Strong understanding of LLMs, prompt engineering, agentic AI and modern AI tooling Comfortable using AI-assisted development workflows to rapidly build and iterate solutions Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences Strong ownership mindset with the ability to independently solve complex customer problems Experience managing enterprise customer relationships alongside hands-on engineering work Ability to move seamlessly between writing production code and leading customer conversations This role would suit an engineer who enjoys working directly with customers, solving technically challenging problems and deploying AI systems that deliver measurable business impact. Show more Show less