Founding Forward Deployed Engineer
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About the Role
Join an early-stage cybersecurity team building tools to secure and control enterprise AI. You will combine hands-on software development with close customer collaboration, helping security and IT teams deploy the product while shaping its development.
What You'll Do
Run customer deployments and pilots, troubleshoot integrations in customer environments, and lead technical sessions with security and IT teams.
Build product features and integrations end to end across the stack using Python, Go, or TypeScript.
Own a broad range of hands-on engineering challenges as the product and team grow.
Turn customer feedback into product improvements and deliver them quickly.
Adapt to changing priorities and take on the work most important to the team.
What We're Looking For
Two to five years of experience as a forward deployed engineer or software engineer, with a track record of shipping production software.
Customer-facing engineering experience, such as forward deployed, solutions, or sales engineering, technical account management with an engineering background, or customer-focused founding engineering.
Experience with at least one of Python, Go, or TypeScript, along with knowledge of architecture, databases, and scaling.
Background in a fast-growing technology company, startup, or similarly rigorous engineering environment.
Exposure to cybersecurity, identity, or enterprise IT is valuable.
Must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $187,000 to $225,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
On-site in California, United States.