Forward Deployed Engineer AI & Product YC Startup

Job Overview

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will play a key role in deploying AI systems for real-world customer environments. Customer Collaboration : Work directly with clients to understand workflows and translate needs into technical solutions. AI System Deployment : Design and implement agentic workflows using LLMs for task execution. Technical Expertise : 5+ years in ML (PyTorch, TensorFlow); 2+ years with LLMs (Hugging Face, OpenAI). Proven Experience : Building scalable AI systems, integrat...

Tasks

Responsibilities

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in bringing advanced AI systems to life for customers. This is a deeply hands-on and highly collaborative role — you’ll work directly with client teams to understand their workflows, design solutions, and deploy production-grade AI systems in real environments. Your work will bridge technical execution with thoughtful communication and fast iteration, ensuring each deployment drives meaningful product impact.

• Partner directly with customers to understand their use cases, identify pain points, and translate needs into actionable technical solutions.
• Design and implement agentic workflows powered by LLMs for real-world task execution.
• Build customization layers tailored to organization-specific logic and deployment requirements.
• Deploy and iterate on LLM-powered pipelines with evaluation and feedback loops in production environments.
• Develop voice-based and message-based agents that drive engagement and adoption.
• Architect AI pipelines (RAG, prompt engineering, evaluation) and ensure reliable integration into complex infrastructures.
• Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to bring field feedback directly into the product roadmap.
• Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to align on goals and deliver solutions quickly.

Requirements

Machine Learning Expertise

AI System Development

Customer Engagement & Communication

Technical Proficiency

Builder Mindset

Ideal Candidate

Ideal Candidate Profile

Benefits

Benefits

Retirement / 401k

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

US citizen / visa only

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