You will work hands-on with healthcare customers to design, build, and deploy AI-enabled systems in real operational environments. As a deeply applied engineer, you will embed with hospital teams to translate complex workflows into production-grade software. This role bridges the gap between customer delivery, product development, and scaling agentic AI solutions.
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Forward Deployed Engineer at Mission-driven healthtech AI startup
Join a mission-driven team using cutting-edge agentic AI to tackle the global healthcare workforce crisis. As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will embed directly with hospital teams to build and ship production-grade software that delivers immediate operational value. This is a rare opportunity for a high-agency engineer to work at the intersection of AI and real-world impact, shaping a platform that has already secured massive health system contracts. If you thrive on ambiguity and want to see your code solve high-stakes problems in real-time, this is the role for you.
Overview
Role overview
Company
About the company
Mission-driven healthtech AI startup
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Embed with healthcare customers to understand operational workflows and translate pain points into deployed software solutions.
- Design, build, and iterate on full-stack applications and integrations that enable AI-driven workflows to run reliably in live settings.
- Collaborate with AI and product teams to identify repeatable patterns and codify them into internal tools and abstractions.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- 4+ years of professional software engineering experience with strong Python skills and experience building production-grade full-stack applications.
- Proven ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-moving environments while communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience deploying software into highly regulated environments such as healthcare, finance, or the public sector.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Join a high-impact team founded by industry leaders with deep expertise in scaling systems within complex healthcare environments.
- Work at the forefront of agentic AI, building technology that directly addresses global workforce crises in a critical sector.
- Shape the product and technical culture of a fast-moving startup backed by significant enterprise contracts.
Jack & Jill
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Meet Jack
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How does this work?
Jack's an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you.
Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack's network.
If it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.