Excellent communication skills for client interactions
Preferred experience in founding or early-stage startups
Ability to thrive in unstructured, fast-paced environments
Responsibilities
Build and ship backend systems using Python
Work directly with enterprise clients to deploy tailored solutions
Translate ambiguous customer needs into functional software
Operate with high autonomy and ownership under tight deadlines
Benefits
Competitive Series A equity
Opportunity to work at the intersection of engineering and customer engagement
High degree of autonomy in problem-solving
Engagement in a fast-paced, innovative environment
Full Job Description
Location: San Francisco, CA
Work Model: Onsite (fully in-person)
Industry: AI for enterprise insurance
Compensation: $165K-$250K base, plus competitive Series A equity The Opportunity
Our partner is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to sit at the intersection of engineering and the customer. You will build real product while working directly with enterprise clients, roughly 70% deep technical work and 30% client-facing communication. You will own problems end to end in an environment where you rarely have all the data, and where agency and ownership are prized above process. Responsibilities
Build and ship backend systems in a Python-heavy, agentic codebase
Work directly with enterprise clients to deploy and tailor solutions
Translate ambiguous customer needs into working software
Operate with high autonomy and ownership under fast deadlines
Requirements
1-7 years of software engineering experience
Strong Python and backend fundamentals
Excellent communication; comfortable meeting and working with clients
Founding or early-stage startup experience preferred
Ability to operate in an unstructured, fast-moving environment
