Forward Deployed Engineer to solve the hardest problem in applied AI
Commercial teams run on messy data, legacy systems, and slow workflows. Everyone talks about the AI transformation, but very few companies can actually do it. Why? Because the hard part isn't the model, it's the data, the orchestration, and the outcomes.
As our Founding FDE, you'll embed with customers, understand how their business and systems actually work, and engineer the data pipelines, workflows, and automations that make AI useful and valuable.
This isn't traditional consulting. And it's not back-office engineering. It's applied problem-solving in the real world, where your decisions directly impact, revenue, retention, and business outcomes.
We're looking for an individual with:
- 2-4 years of experience in consulting, data engineering, software engineering, or similar technical roles.
- Comfort working directly with customers and operating in ambiguous environments.
- Curiosity, ownership, and interest in building something new.
- Willingness to travel to customer sites.
- Curiosity, ownership, and interest in building something new.
- The most important trait is the ability to learn fast.
Technology
Strong foundation in SQL and data modeling.
- Experience with Python and/or other scripting languages.
- Experience integrating with APIs (REST / GraphQL).
- Familiarity with data pipelines, ETL / ELT, or workflow automation (bonus, not required).
If we succeed, we will redefine how commercial organizations operate. You'll be part of building the next generation of enterprise software and shaping a new category, Forward Deployment Engineering, at a moment when it's just beginning to emerge. Your work will help companies transition into the AI era with clarity, speed, and real outcomes. Planhat has been built for scale and for longevity, and ADP is something genuinely new, not just for us, but for the entire industry. If that excites you, we'd love to meet you.
We are hiring in Los Angeles, New York, and Boston.
