Founding Forward Deployed Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 10, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 9, 2026.
About the Role
Join an early-stage B2B SaaS team building AI software for industrial distributors. As a customer-facing founding engineer, you will take deployments from discovery through production and turn customer workflows into product capabilities.
What You'll Do
Customize data ingestion for customer file formats, ERP systems, and workflows to get deployments live quickly.
Lead discovery conversations and site visits, then translate what you learn into product improvements.
Build and ship prototypes, internal tools, and customer-facing workflows, and refine successful experiments for production.
Develop AI agents and LLM-powered workflows that automate manual work.
Prepare and deliver product demos, support prospective customers, and help convert pilots into customers.
Own technical customer relationships after launch, helping customers get value and identifying opportunities to improve the product.
What We're Looking For
One to five years of full-stack or backend engineering experience building and shipping production software used by real customers.
Experience with Python and TypeScript.
A degree in a quantitative field such as computer science, mathematics, physics, or engineering.
Experience working directly with customers in forward-deployed engineering, sales engineering, solutions engineering, or a similar role.
Confidence presenting technical work and demos to non-technical buyers.
Daily engineering experience with Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex.
Experience building a project from zero to one, such as a side project with users, open-source software, or a new venture.
Hardware, procurement, supply chain, ERP, or legacy-system integration experience is useful.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary is $150,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in San Francisco, California, United States. The team works from the office five days a week.