Founding Forward Deployed Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 10, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 10, 2026.
About the Role
Join an early-stage cybersecurity team building tools to secure and manage enterprise AI. As a founding forward deployed engineer, you will work directly with enterprise security and IT teams while helping shape the product through hands-on engineering.
What You'll Do
Lead customer deployments and pilots, troubleshoot integrations in customer environments, and run 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 customer base grow.
Translate customer feedback into product improvements and deliver them quickly.
Adapt to shifting priorities and take on the work most important to the team.
What We're Looking For
Two to five years of experience as a software engineer or forward deployed engineer, including shipping production software.
Customer-facing engineering experience, such as forward deployed, solutions, or sales engineering, founding engineering with direct customer work, or technical account management following forward deployed engineering experience.
Experience with Python, Go, or TypeScript, plus knowledge of software architecture, databases, and scaling production systems.
Experience at a high-bar startup, fast-growing technology company, or similarly rigorous engineering environment, with a background not limited exclusively to large technology companies.
Exposure to cybersecurity, identity, or enterprise IT.
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 the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States.