New York, NY · On-site
$220K - $500K/yr
AI transformation & implementation consulting Compensation: $180K base, $220K-$500K+ OTE About the ... The Opportunity As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll be a post-sale, client-facing software ...
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New York, NY · On-site
$220K - $500K/yr
AI transformation & implementation consulting Compensation: $180K base, $220K-$500K+ OTE About the ... The Opportunity As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll be a post-sale, client-facing software ...
New York, NY · On-site
$220K - $500K/yr
AI transformation & implementation consulting Compensation: $180K base, $220K-$500K+ OTE About the ... The Opportunity As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll be a post-sale, client-facing software ...
New York, NY · On-site
$220K - $500K/yr
AI transformation & implementation consulting Compensation: $180K base, $220K-$500K+ OTE About the ... The Opportunity As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll be a post-sale, client-facing software ...
New York, NY · On-site
$220K - $500K/yr
AI transformation & implementation consulting Compensation: $180K base, $220K-$500K+ OTE About the ... The Opportunity As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll be a post-sale, client-facing software ...
New York, NY · On-site
$220K - $500K/yr
AI transformation & implementation consulting Compensation: $180K base, $220K-$500K+ OTE About the ... The Opportunity As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll be a post-sale, client-facing software ...
New York, NY · On-site
$220K - $500K/yr
AI transformation & implementation consulting Compensation: $180K base, $220K-$500K+ OTE About the ... The Opportunity As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll be a post-sale, client-facing software ...
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New York, NY · On-site
$220K - $500K/yr
AI transformation & implementation consulting Compensation: $180K base, $220K-$500K+ OTE About the ... The Opportunity As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll be a post-sale, client-facing software ...
Austin, TX · On-site
$100K - $500K/yr
We are seeking a Senior Engineer to develop and optimize the software stack for our IP customers ... Compensation for all engineers at Tenstorrent ranges from $100k - $500k including base and variable ...
Austin, TX · On-site
$100K - $500K/yr
We are seeking a Senior Engineer to develop and optimize the software stack for our IP customers ... Compensation for all engineers at Tenstorrent ranges from $100k - $500k including base and variable ...
Seattle, WA · On-site
$111K - $151K/yr
Our solutions serve 500k+ Amazonians worldwide, making AI an embedded, intuitive part of how work ... We're seeking a Software Development Engineer (SDE2) to design, build, and scale the platforms and ...
Seattle, WA · On-site
$111K - $151K/yr
Our solutions serve 500k+ Amazonians worldwide, making AI an embedded, intuitive part of how work ... We're seeking a Software Development Engineer (SDE2) to design, build, and scale the platforms and ...
Seattle, WA · On-site
$111K - $151K/yr
Our solutions serve 500k+ Amazonians worldwide, making AI an embedded, intuitive part of how work ... We're seeking a Software Development Engineer (SDE2) to design, build, and scale the platforms and ...
Seattle, WA · On-site
$111K - $151K/yr
Our solutions serve 500k+ Amazonians worldwide, making AI an embedded, intuitive part of how work ... We're seeking a Software Development Engineer (SDE2) to design, build, and scale the platforms and ...
Seattle, WA · On-site
$111K - $151K/yr
Our solutions serve 500k+ Amazonians worldwide, making AI an embedded, intuitive part of how work ... We're seeking a Software Development Engineer (SDE2) to design, build, and scale the platforms and ...
Seattle, WA · On-site
$111K - $151K/yr
Our solutions serve 500k+ Amazonians worldwide, making AI an embedded, intuitive part of how work ... We're seeking a Software Development Engineer (SDE2) to design, build, and scale the platforms and ...
New York, NY · On-site
$350K - $500K/yr
... backend-leaning software engineer • Experience shipping LLM-powered ranking, retrieval, or ... 500K • Competitive equity • Direct ownership of a core consumer AI product surface • Visa ...
New York, NY · On-site
$350K - $500K/yr
... backend-leaning software engineer • Experience shipping LLM-powered ranking, retrieval, or ... 500K • Competitive equity • Direct ownership of a core consumer AI product surface • Visa ...
New York, NY · On-site
$500K/yr
What You'll Do As a Senior Staff Full Stack Engineer, you'll remain deeply hands-on while shaping the technical direction of our platform across frontend and backend systems. You'll own the hardest ...
New York, NY · On-site
$500K/yr
What You'll Do As a Senior Staff Full Stack Engineer, you'll remain deeply hands-on while shaping the technical direction of our platform across frontend and backend systems. You'll own the hardest ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$250K - $320K/yr
Costs are extremely high-often $500K-$2M per patient-limiting access to only a small fraction of ... About the Role As our VP Software Engineering, Robotics & Systems, you will lead Multiply Labs ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$250K - $320K/yr
Costs are extremely high-often $500K-$2M per patient-limiting access to only a small fraction of ... About the Role As our VP Software Engineering, Robotics & Systems, you will lead Multiply Labs ...
Costs are extremely high-often $500K-$2M per patient-limiting access to only a small fraction of ... About the Role As our VP Software Engineering, Robotics & Systems, you will lead Multiply Labs ...
Costs are extremely high-often $500K-$2M per patient-limiting access to only a small fraction of ... About the Role As our VP Software Engineering, Robotics & Systems, you will lead Multiply Labs ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$150K - $200K/yr
We orchestrate 500k+ containers/month and growing. You'll own reliability, performance, and security for multi‑tenant compute. What You'll Do * Design and operate secure, multi‑tenant container ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$150K - $200K/yr
We orchestrate 500k+ containers/month and growing. You'll own reliability, performance, and security for multi‑tenant compute. What You'll Do * Design and operate secure, multi‑tenant container ...
Fort Collins, CO · Remote
$100K - $500K/yr
Refining your ability to gather requirements and facilitate communication between hardware designers and software engineers. Compensation for all engineers at Tenstorrent ranges from $100k - $500k ...
Fort Collins, CO · Remote
$100K - $500K/yr
Refining your ability to gather requirements and facilitate communication between hardware designers and software engineers. Compensation for all engineers at Tenstorrent ranges from $100k - $500k ...
... Software Developers is a fast-growing custom software development firm serving startups, SMBs, and growth-stage companies. Our projects range from $50K to $500K+ and include web platforms, mobile ...
... Software Developers is a fast-growing custom software development firm serving startups, SMBs, and growth-stage companies. Our projects range from $50K to $500K+ and include web platforms, mobile ...
Louisville, KY · On-site
$100K - $150K/yr
Company is expanding plant from 300K to 500K sq feet and will need to add several new Engineers to ... Experience with Rockwell Software (Studio 5000, FactoryTalk, etc.) Experience with Ignition ...
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Louisville, KY · On-site
$100K - $150K/yr
Company is expanding plant from 300K to 500K sq feet and will need to add several new Engineers to ... Experience with Rockwell Software (Studio 5000, FactoryTalk, etc.) Experience with Ignition ...
Berkeley, CA · On-site
$250K - $500K/yr
On-site, Berkeley, CA Salary: $250k - $500k + 1-3% equity Industry: AI, Cybersecurity, Hardware ... You'll bridge ML research, systems engineering, and security, designing and implementing novel ...
Berkeley, CA · On-site
$250K - $500K/yr
On-site, Berkeley, CA Salary: $250k - $500k + 1-3% equity Industry: AI, Cybersecurity, Hardware ... You'll bridge ML research, systems engineering, and security, designing and implementing novel ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$250K - $500K/yr
We're looking for a Software Product Design Engineer - someone who lives at the intersection of ... Compensation: $250K to $500K base salary, depending on experience. YC has a profit-sharing program ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$250K - $500K/yr
We're looking for a Software Product Design Engineer - someone who lives at the intersection of ... Compensation: $250K to $500K base salary, depending on experience. YC has a profit-sharing program ...
Georgetown, KY · On-site
$55 - $56/hr
Microsoft Office Software proficient (Excel, PowerPoint and Word etc.). * Review/modification of ... Project management experience, preferably managing projects valued at $500K or more. * Commercial ...
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Georgetown, KY · On-site
$55 - $56/hr
Microsoft Office Software proficient (Excel, PowerPoint and Word etc.). * Review/modification of ... Project management experience, preferably managing projects valued at $500K or more. * Commercial ...
Project management of commercial construction work (preferably $500K+ projects) * Project ... Software / platforms:* AutoCAD; Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Project management of commercial construction work (preferably $500K+ projects) * Project ... Software / platforms:* AutoCAD; Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
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Location: New York, NY
Work Model: In-person (occasional client travel ~1-2x/month)
Industry: AI transformation & implementation consulting
Compensation: $180K base, $220K-$500K+ OTE
About the CompanyOur partner is a fast-growing AI transformation and implementation consultancy serving Fortune 500 clients across AI strategy and AI engineering. A preferred implementation partner of a leading AI research lab, they work directly with the C-suites of top companies on high-priority, confidential AI initiatives. Fully bootstrapped and cash-flow profitable since day one, the team is roughly 40 people today and doubling headcount every quarter, with plans to reach 150-200 by year end. The consulting business also funds a growing portfolio of ambitious longer-term bets.
The OpportunityAs a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll be a post-sale, client-facing software engineer implementing AI solutions directly on each client's tech stack. You'll be paired with an AI strategist who owns relationship management and status updates, freeing you to focus on building, presenting, and shipping real solutions alongside the client.
This is a high-agency, high-upside role at an early and rapidly scaling company. You'll work across a range of tech stacks depending on the client, take on meaningful autonomy from day one, and grow into expanded scope over time, with clear paths toward senior engineering titles and engineering management as the team scales.
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