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Entrylevel Forward Deployed Engineer Jobs in California

Forward Deployed Engineer Location: San Francisco Reports To: Head of Forward Deployed Engineering OTE : $185,000 - $235,000 About Us Rime builds voice AI for enterprises running customer experiences ...

Forward Deployed Engineer We look for engineers who are excited to tackle unsolved problems. They thrive in high stakes situations, sitting next to the people in the field who depend on the answers.

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA ยท On-site

$80K - $120K/yr

That someone is the Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE). We attach an FDE to every large enterprise account. They embed with the customer, build the first high-value agentic workflows on our platform ...

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA ยท On-site

$150K - $200K/yr

The Role We are looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to work directly with customers to deploy and integrate Bretton's platform in real-world environments. This role sits at the intersection ...

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll deliver our voice AI solutions to enterprise clients, embedding with their teams to build production-ready systems. You'll bridge ...

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA ยท On-site

$145K - $200K/yr

The Role We're looking for a Forward-Deployed Engineer who is an outstanding engineer and a genuinely charismatic customer partner. This is an account-ownership, customer-facing engineering role: you ...

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA ยท On-site

$170K - $250K/yr

About the Role As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll be the technical owner of our most important agents. You'll embed deeply with customers, translate business workflows into production grade AI ...

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What is the difference between Entrylevel Forward Deployed Engineer vs Entry-Level Software Engineer?

AspectEntrylevel Forward Deployed EngineerEntry-Level Software Engineer
Primary RoleDeploying and supporting hardware/software in client environments, often involving customer interactionDeveloping, testing, and maintaining software applications
Work EnvironmentOn-site client locations and field settingsOffice or remote software development teams
Required SkillsHardware knowledge, troubleshooting, customer communicationProgramming, software design, problem-solving
Common CertificationsNone specific, technical certifications helpfulNone required, coding certifications optional

While both roles are entry-level and involve technical skills, the Entrylevel Forward Deployed Engineer focuses on deploying and supporting hardware and software directly at client sites, requiring customer interaction and troubleshooting. In contrast, the Entry-Level Software Engineer primarily develops software in a team environment. Understanding these differences helps candidates choose the right career path based on their interests in hardware deployment versus software development.

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Forward Deployed Engineer

David Joseph & Company

San Francisco, CA โ€ข On-site

$150K - $225K/yr

Full-time

Posted 17 days ago


Job description

San Francisco, CA ยท On-site ยท Full-time Compensation: $150,000โ€“$225,000 + competitive equity

About the Company

Our client is rebuilding the foundation of the world's largest industry โ€” insurance โ€” as an AI-native claims operator that automates the entire claims process from intake and fraud detection through settlement, combining automation with human expertise to improve loss ratios, cut manual work, and deliver better outcomes across the claims lifecycle. In under a year the team reached multi-seven-figure ARR, growing 50% month over month, and is backed across two rounds by Tier 1 funds.

Founded 2025 ยท 11โ€“50 people ยท Industry: FinTech / Insurtech (applied AI)

The Role

Deploy multi-modal, agentic AI systems into production for senior insurance stakeholders, owning client deployments end to end from scoping through go-live as the primary point of contact โ€” and shaping the product based on what works in production.

Tech stack: Python, APIs, cloud platforms, modern AI/ML tooling, LLMs, agentic AI, AI-assisted dev tools.

Requirements
  • 2+ years of technical plus client-facing ownership (via agent engineering, forward-deployed engineering, growth engineering, or founding-engineer/founder experience)
  • Python, APIs, cloud, modern AI/ML tooling
  • LLM, prompt engineering, and agentic-AI fluency
  • AI-assisted dev workflows daily
  • A founder-mode operator
  • On-site in SF
Nice to Haves
  • Prior Forward Deployed Engineer at a top AI or enterprise platform company โ€” the highest-signal background
  • A backend engineer who pivoted to a solutions-engineering role (backend depth first, then client-facing)
  • A founding-engineer or founder background
  • Strong communication under pressure with senior executives paying seven figures
  • ICPC, NeurIPS, or comparable competitive technical pedigree
Why Join
  • Top-quartile comp: top-quartile salary and equity, plus full relocation support, all meals covered, and productivity tools provided
  • Shape the company and the industry: redefine claims for the world's largest industry from the ground up
  • More than a deploy role: more technical and product-owning than the average FDE โ€” you shape what the product becomes
  • Build a new function: work directly with the CTO on a forward-deployed function still being built
Details
  • Location โ€” San Francisco, CA
  • Work policy โ€” On-site
  • Compensation โ€” $150,000โ€“$225,000 + competitive equity
  • Visa sponsorship โ€” Available (H-1B)
  • Employment type โ€” Full-time