Forward Deployed Engineer (AI)

Forward Deployed Engineer (AI)

NYC / SF - $180k - $350k + bonuses in the $100k-$150k range + early stage

Early team, confidential for now, backed by serious institutional capital and founded by people who helped build a key Palantir practice from 5 people to 600+.

Forward Deployed Engineer, but with a broader mandate. You won't just be deploying technology into a client environment, you'll help decide what should be built and how the business needs to change for it to matter. You'll write code, design systems, and ship real technology, while also studying how a business actually works and turning ambiguous problems into deployed systems that create measurable impact.

What you'll do:

• Build and deploy software, AI systems, data workflows, and automations that solve real business problems
• Partner directly with executives, operators, and frontline users to understand how companies actually work
• Turn ambiguous business problems into technical systems with measurable impact
• Help shape the transformation roadmap, what gets built, what gets scaled, and what needs to change
• Own outcomes end to end, from discovery through deployment and adoption

What we're looking for:

• 3+ years of relevant post college experience
• Strong CS or software engineering background, proficient in Python, TypeScript, or similar
• Real curiosity about applying data, software, and AI to real business problems
• Strong user empathy and the ability to earn trust with executives, operators, and engineers alike
• AI native working style, using AI tools daily to build, analyze, and move fast
• Willingness to travel 30 to 40 percent of the time to partner sites