Forward Deployed Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 9, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 4, 2026. Raydar scores B on the Alion truth index.
About the company
Our client is an artificial intelligence company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own a technical operations and engineering role that takes early prototypes to dependable production systems. The position combines hands-on building, such as queries, scripts and dashboards, with planning, cross-team coordination and performance measurement. The right candidate brings both technical depth and operational experience and is comfortable running complex work.
What you'll do
- Set direction and plan the roadmap for an assigned area of an internal production system, from early prototypes through to scaled operation.
- Build early versions of tools and workflows yourself, such as queries, scripts, dashboards and prototypes, then partner with engineers to scale them.
- Translate customer-facing model needs into concrete workflows, specifications and project plans.
- Coordinate across operations, engineering and research to bring new systems from concept to launch.
- Use data to guide decisions and track output, quality and cost.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering or other technical science, earned at a highly ranked university in the US or Canada.
- 2 to 8 years in a product management, technical program management, founder, forward deployed engineering or technical operations role. Pure product management or pure software engineering backgrounds do not qualify.
- Advanced database query skills plus the ability to assemble small working prototypes alone, from start to finish.
- Experience independently creating internal utilities to handle intricate operational work, whether at an early-stage company, in advisory work or in an operations function.
- Strong product intuition and the ability to work well with engineers and researchers.
- Recent work at a fast-moving young company or a leading technology firm.
- Background in a demanding customer-facing engineering organization, or a consulting or technical program management background paired with a technical education.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: $145K to $225K
- Equity
- Unlimited paid time off
- Health, dental and vision coverage
- Health savings and flexible spending account access
- Retirement plan
Location and work model
- San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
- On-site
- Full-time