Forward Deployed Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 20, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 19, 2026.
About the Role
Join a growing forward-deployed engineering team at a Series B insurance technology company. You will bring multimodal and agentic AI systems into production for clients, while helping shape product development through what you learn from real deployments.
What You'll Do
Own client deployments from initial scoping through launch, serving as the main technical contact for senior stakeholders.
Design, build, and improve AI agents that support effective claims outcomes, using prompt engineering, model integrations, and rapid prototyping.
Work directly with client technical teams to integrate products with their APIs and systems.
Build trusted client relationships, understand business challenges, and connect technical solutions to client priorities.
Partner with the core platform team to coordinate delivery and share actionable product feedback.
Document deployment practices and lessons learned in internal playbooks.
What We're Looking For
At least 2 years of experience in forward-deployed or customer-facing engineering, as a founder or founding engineer, or as a software engineer seeking a customer-facing role.
Experience deploying multimodal or agentic AI systems into production and integrating products into client environments.
Hands-on skills with Python, APIs, cloud platforms, LLMs, prompt engineering, and agentic AI concepts.
Clear communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts in terms of business outcomes to technical and non-technical audiences.
Sound judgment, a pragmatic approach, and comfort working in a fast-moving, unstructured environment.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $165,000 to $250,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in San Francisco, California.