Raydar
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Forward Deployed Engineer
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
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 Raydar's careers page (Workable), checked 30 Oct 2026.
How to apply
- Select Apply on apply.workable.com. It opens Raydar's own application form in a new tab, run on Workable.
- Fill in the form and upload your résumé there. Jobiwork never sees your application.
- Raydar will reply to you directly. No real employer asks you for money to apply.
Posted 19 Sept 2026 · checked 30 Oct 2026 · Report this job