Forward Deployed Engineer

About the company

Our client is an AI software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own customer AI-agent implementations with a balance of roughly 70% backend engineering and 30% customer-facing work.

What you'll do

- Scope and deliver customer projects from architecture through production deployment.

- Build backend agent systems in Python.

- Translate operational requirements into reliable automated workflows.

- Deploy and maintain solutions on a major cloud platform.

- Guide enterprise stakeholders through implementation and explain technical tradeoffs.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- 4 to 7 years as a customer-facing software engineer or forward deployed engineer.

- Strong Python and production backend application experience.

- Experience shipping AI or LLM-based applications into business environments.

- Experience with AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.

- A bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field.

- Ability to own projects end to end and communicate clearly with non-technical clients.

Bonus points

- A mix of startup and larger enterprise engineering experience.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 180,000 to 220,000 per year.

- Equity: Competitive equity.

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance covered at 100%.

- USD 5,000 relocation support for candidates moving from outside San Francisco.

- Learning and development opportunities.

Location and work model

- Five days per week onsite in the North Beach area of San Francisco.

- Visa transfer support is listed as available.