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Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

$187–225K / yearOn-siteFull timeMid-level

California, United States · Posted 2 days ago

About the Role

Join an early-stage cybersecurity team building a platform to secure and control enterprise AI. You will work closely with enterprise security and IT teams while helping shape the product through hands-on engineering and customer deployments.

What You'll Do

  • Run customer deployments and pilots, troubleshoot integrations in customer environments, and lead technical sessions with security and IT teams.

  • Build product features and integrations end to end using Python, Go, or TypeScript.

  • Own a broad range of practical engineering problems as the product and customer base grow.

  • Translate customer feedback into product improvements and deliver updates quickly.

  • Adapt to the team's changing priorities and contribute wherever needed.

What We're Looking For

  • 2 to 5 years of experience as a forward deployed engineer or software engineer.

  • Experience shipping production software at a high-bar, fast-growing technology company or startup, or comparable experience supported by strong technical projects or internships.

  • Customer-facing engineering experience, such as forward deployed, solutions, or sales engineering, customer-focused founding engineering, or technical account management following forward deployed work.

  • Experience with at least one of Python, Go, or TypeScript, as well as software architecture, databases, and scaling systems.

  • Exposure to cybersecurity, identity, or enterprise IT is beneficial.

  • Must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $187,000 to $225,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in California, United States.

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California, United States
Experience
2+ years

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