Forward Deployed Engineer (Enterprise AI Agents)
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San Francisco, CA · Posted November 1, 2026
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About the job
A Series A startup that runs finance back-office work through AI agents, delivered as a managed service, is hiring a customer-facing software engineer. The engineer builds and deploys tailored agent systems for large enterprise clients and joins a small team where ownership is expected from the start.
What you’ll own
Build custom AI-agent systems and backend services, mostly hands-on Python
Carry customer projects from scoping through delivery
Partner closely with clients to put dependable AI into production for critical finance operations
Explain complex technical ideas clearly to non-technical stakeholders
About you
Four to seven years as a customer-facing software engineer
Strong Python skills and real backend experience
AI or LLM systems that you have shipped into production in business settings
Experience on at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP or Azure)
A bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or a related field
A history of leading technical customer projects from start to finish
On-site in the San Francisco Bay Area, five days a week. Visa transfers are considered.