# Forward Deployed Engineer

> Raydar · San Francisco, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-12

**Salary:** USD 165,000–250,000

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

About the company

Our client is a fast-growing software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead customer implementations of AI-powered software from initial scoping through launch, working directly with client stakeholders and writing code when needed. Blend hands-on engineering with relationship management, and pass practical lessons back to the product engineering group.

What you'll do

\- Deploy AI systems into production for customers, owning each engagement from scoping to go-live.

\- Act as the main contact for senior client stakeholders and build lasting, trusted relationships.

\- Design, build and refine AI agents, including prompt engineering, model integration and rapid prototyping with AI-assisted coding tools.

\- Scope and develop new features that help customers scale their usage.

\- Work alongside client technical teams to connect the product to their existing systems through APIs.

\- Partner with internal platform engineers so releases land smoothly, and relay useful product insights.

\- Document best practices in internal playbooks so the deployment function can grow.

## Requirements

What we're looking for

\- Experience shipping production code in a startup, as a founder or early engineer, or at a large fast-moving technology company.

\- A degree in a STEM field.

\- Solid computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms and system design.

\- Proficiency in Python.

\- Working knowledge of large language models, prompting techniques and AI agent design.

\- Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to explain technical topics to customers.

\- Willingness to work from the office five days a week.

\- Demonstrated ownership of projects from start to finish in a technical, customer-facing role.

Bonus points

\- Degree from a highly ranked university for the program, which can offset gaps in other areas.

## Benefits

Compensation and benefits

\- Base salary: USD 165,000 to 250,000 per year

\- Equity

Location and work model

\- San Francisco, CA, United States

\- On-site, 5 days per week in office

\- Full-time

## Apply

[Apply at Raydar](https://apply.workable.com/raydar/j/1B5A77F69D/apply)

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