San Francisco, United States
Forward Deployed Engineer
Raydar · San Francisco · United States
- Salary
- $180,000–$220,000 per year
- Contract
- Full time
Posted: 9/19/2026 · Last checked: 10/29/2026
Job description
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About the company
Our client is an AI software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own customer AI-agent implementations with a balance of roughly 70% backend engineering and 30% customer-facing work.
What you'll do
- Scope and deliver customer projects from architecture through production deployment.
- Build backend agent systems in Python.
- Translate operational requirements into reliable automated workflows.
- Deploy and maintain solutions on a major cloud platform.
- Guide enterprise stakeholders through implementation and explain technical tradeoffs.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 4 to 7 years as a customer-facing software engineer or forward deployed engineer.
- Strong Python and production backend application experience.
- Experience shipping AI or LLM-based applications into business environments.
- Experience with AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
- A bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field.
- Ability to own projects end to end and communicate clearly with non-technical clients.
Bonus points
- A mix of startup and larger enterprise engineering experience.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 180,000 to 220,000 per year.
- Equity: Competitive equity.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance covered at 100%.
- USD 5,000 relocation support for candidates moving from outside San Francisco.
- Learning and development opportunities.
Location and work model
- Five days per week onsite in the North Beach area of San Francisco.
- Visa transfer support is listed as available.
From Gavroche data
Figures computed from live adverts on Gavroche; the job text above is the employer's.
New openings in San Francisco, by week
- 8/3/2026 142
- 8/10/2026 193
- 8/17/2026 211
- 8/24/2026 210
- 8/31/2026 295
- 9/7/2026 271
- 9/14/2026 332
- 9/21/2026 391
- 9/28/2026 469
- 10/5/2026 430
- 10/12/2026 514
- 10/19/2026 371
- 10/26/2026 265
4,094 openings over 12 weeks, by the week they were published.
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