Founding Forward Deployed Engineer
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About the Role
Join an early-stage cybersecurity team building a platform to secure and control enterprise AI. In this customer-facing engineering role, you will work closely with enterprise security and IT teams while building product capabilities that help meet growing demand.
What You'll Do
Run customer deployments and pilots, debug integrations in customer environments, and lead technical sessions with security and IT teams.
Build product features and integrations end to end using Python, Go, or TypeScript.
Own a broad range of hands-on engineering challenges across a fast-growing product.
Turn customer feedback into product improvements and deliver them back to customers.
Shift focus as needed to address the team's most important priorities.
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 in a high-bar engineering environment.
Customer-facing engineering experience, such as forward deployed, solutions, sales, founding engineering, or technical account work.
Experience with at least one of Python, Go, or TypeScript, plus knowledge of architecture, databases, and scaling.
Exposure to cybersecurity, identity, or enterprise IT is valuable.
Experience across a mix of employer types, including startups or other companies beyond large technology firms.
Authorization 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.