Forward Deployed Engineer

About the company

Our client is a fast-growing software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead customer implementations of AI-powered software from initial scoping through launch, working directly with client stakeholders and writing code when needed. Blend hands-on engineering with relationship management, and pass practical lessons back to the product engineering group.

What you'll do

• Deploy AI systems into production for customers, owning each engagement from scoping to go-live.
• Act as the main contact for senior client stakeholders and build lasting, trusted relationships.
• Design, build and refine AI agents, including prompt engineering, model integration and rapid prototyping with AI-assisted coding tools.
• Scope and develop new features that help customers scale their usage.
• Work alongside client technical teams to connect the product to their existing systems through APIs.
• Partner with internal platform engineers so releases land smoothly, and relay useful product insights.
• Document best practices in internal playbooks so the deployment function can grow.

Requirements

What we're looking for

• Experience shipping production code in a startup, as a founder or early engineer, or at a large fast-moving technology company.
• A degree in a STEM field.
• Solid computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms and system design.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Working knowledge of large language models, prompting techniques and AI agent design.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to explain technical topics to customers.
• Willingness to work from the office five days a week.
• Demonstrated ownership of projects from start to finish in a technical, customer-facing role.

Bonus points

• Degree from a highly ranked university for the program, which can offset gaps in other areas.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary: USD 165,000 to 250,000 per year
• Equity

Location and work model

• San Francisco, CA, United States
• On-site, 5 days per week in office
• Full-time