Forward Deployed Engineer / Technical Solutions Engineer

Title of Role: Forward Deployed Engineer / Technical Solutions Engineer

Location: San Francisco, CA (On-site, 5 Days/Week)
Company Stage of Funding: Series A (Venture-Backed)
Office Type: Full-Time, On-Site
Salary: $140,000 – $180,000 Equity

Company Description

Our client is a fast-growing venture-backed AI developer tools company that recently raised its Series A from top-tier investors, including Y Combinator, Initialized Capital, SV Angel, and others.

They’re building an AI expert that can understand and interact with any codebase, enabling software teams to create custom internal AI development tools like automated code reviewers, debugging assistants, and documentation bots.

The product is already being used by over 1,000 engineering teams — from early-stage startups to leading enterprises in sectors like technology, finance, healthcare, and defense. The company is experiencing 30% month-over-month growth and is expanding rapidly to meet demand from global engineering organizations.

This is a unique opportunity to join a high-velocity, technically elite startup where you’ll work directly with customers like NVIDIA to shape and deploy next-generation AI tools for developers.

What You Will Do

• Partner closely with Account Executives to conduct technical discovery and customize integrations for enterprise customers (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Perforce, on-prem).

• Lead technical proof-of-concepts (POCs) and pilots that demonstrate value in complex customer environments.

• Manage security and compliance diligence — assist in architecture documentation and unblock enterprise procurement.

• Build reference implementations, demo environments, and lightweight integrations to accelerate adoption.

• Act as the customer’s technical advocate internally, surfacing requirements and feedback to engineering and product teams.

• Work hands-on with modern infrastructure and developer tooling, helping global engineering teams ship software faster and more reliably.

Ideal Candidate Background

• 0–5 years of experience as a Software Engineer, Technical Solutions Engineer, Sales Engineer, or Forward Deployed Engineer at a developer tools or infrastructure company.

• Strong proficiency with TypeScript/JavaScript and familiarity with Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and enterprise identity (SSO/SCIM, SAML, OIDC).

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering from a top-tier university.

• Experience working directly with technical customers and running proof-of-concepts or pilots.

• Hands-on mindset — you enjoy solving technical challenges and working closely with customers, not managing teams.

• Excited to work in-person with a fast-moving, senior team in San Francisco.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience at high-growth developer tools or infrastructure startups (e.g., Brex, Ramp, Stripe, Linear, GitHub, GitLab, Notion, Figma, Stytch, Uber, Meta, Airbnb).

• Previous exposure to AI or LLM-based developer tools.

• Experience working in customer-facing technical roles at companies with 100–1,000 employees.

• Former technical founders or individuals with strong research backgrounds (e.g., graduate-level AI/LLM work) are strong fits.

Compensation, Benefits & Other Details

• Base Salary: $140,000 – $180,000

• Equity: Competitive startup equity package

• Benefits: Full health, dental, and vision insurance; generous paid time off; commuter benefits; and daily team lunches.

• Work Environment: In-person collaboration with a small, world-class team of engineers and product leaders in San Francisco.

• Visa Sponsorship: Available for qualified transfer candidates.

Why This Role is Exciting

• Work directly with enterprise customers like NVIDIA on cutting-edge AI integrations.

• Join an early, high-impact team at a startup growing 30% month-over-month.

• Build tools that redefine how developers write and ship code.

• Collaborate in-person with top-tier engineers from companies like Stripe, Ramp, and GitHub.