Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

About the Role

Join an early-stage cybersecurity team building software to secure and control enterprise AI. As a founding forward deployed engineer, you will work closely with enterprise security and IT teams while building product capabilities that address their needs.

What You'll Do

• Run customer deployments and pilots, debug integrations in customer environments, and lead technical sessions with security and IT teams.

• Build product features and integrations end to end using Python, Go, or TypeScript.

• Own a broad range of hands-on engineering challenges across an early-stage product.

• Turn customer feedback into product improvements and deliver updates to customers within weeks.

• Focus on the most important engineering priorities as the team and product evolve.

What We're Looking For

• Two to five years of experience as a forward deployed engineer or software engineer, with a track record of shipping production software.

• Customer-facing engineering experience, such as forward deployed, solutions, sales, or founding engineering work, or technical account management experience rooted in forward deployed engineering.

• Experience with at least one of Python, Go, or TypeScript, and practical knowledge of architecture, databases, and scaling systems.

• Exposure to cybersecurity, identity, or enterprise IT.

• Experience in a high-bar engineering environment, including a mix of employers beyond large technology companies.

• Authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $187,000 to $225,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in California, United States.