Forward Deployed Engineer

Basic Qualifications

• →Experience: 5+ years of experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineer, Sales Engineer, Founding Engineer, or Product Engineer with significant end-to-end customer ownership.
• →Execution Track Record: Proven history of taking ambiguous client challenges from initial discovery through to production deployment and measurable business impact.
• →Technical & Commercial Judgment: Strong ability to evaluate trade-offs across client needs, product features, engineering complexity, cost, and latency.
• →Core Technical Stack: Proficiency with Python and/or Rust, React/TypeScript, SQL, APIs, system integrations, authentication protocols, cloud infrastructure, and production observability.
• →AI & LLM Expertise: Hands-on experience building AI-powered applications, including working with model APIs, context management, tool integration, retrieval architectures, model evaluation, and performance optimization.
• →Location & Work Style:
• →Based in the United States or Europe for remote arrangements (NYC-based candidates will work in-office 2–3 days per week).
• →High agency and comfort operating autonomously in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• →Travel Flexibility: Ability to travel up to 30% annually for in-person team collaboration and client engagements.
• →Communication: Exceptional written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical architecture to both technical and executive audiences.
• →Performance Tuning: Familiarity with profiling tools, optimization techniques, and low-latency system design.

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