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.