As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will bridge the gap between complex engineering and real-world customer impact. You will design and ship elegant AI-driven solutions that automate critical business workflows for over 100 enterprise clients. This role involves building production-ready software using LLMs while collaborating directly with founders in a high-growth, scrappy environment.
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Forward Deployed Engineer at Fast-growing AI automation startup
Are you a high-performing engineer who loves shipping code and seeing its impact in the real world? This fast-growing AI startup in NYC is looking for Forward Deployed Engineers to build and scale LLM-powered automation for over 100 enterprise clients. You'll work directly with founders, solve tough technical challenges in Python and React, and travel to partner with customers on-site. If you thrive in scrappy, high-growth environments where you can own the end-to-end deployment of your work, this is the perfect opportunity to push the boundaries of AI in production.
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Location
New York, United States
Compensation
Not Disclosed + Equity
Company
Confidential company
Role overview
About the company
Fast-growing AI automation startup
What you will do
- Design, build, and ship iterative technical solutions using Python, FastAPI, and React to solve complex customer workflow challenges.
- Lead end-to-end deployments by working on-site with customers to understand their pain points and translate them into scalable features.
- Contribute to the evolution of engineering infrastructure across AWS/GCP while maintaining a bias for action and rapid shipping cycles.
Who this is a fit for
- Proven experience building and deploying production-grade software with a strong proficiency in Python and modern web frameworks.
- A "pilot" mindset with the ability to work autonomously, navigate ambiguity, and solve unconventional problems through creative engineering.
- Excellent communication skills and a willingness to travel to client sites to ensure successful product integration and customer satisfaction.
Why this role is remarkable
- Direct impact on business-critical processes by deploying AI and LLMs into production for a large, established enterprise customer base.
- Join a lean, high-velocity team backed by top-tier VCs at a stage where you can significantly influence technical direction.
- Rare opportunity to combine deep technical execution with high-touch customer interaction, including domestic and occasional international travel.
How Jack & Jill work together
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If your profile’s a match and Confidential company wants to meet, Jill will make the intro. In the meantime, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.