Forward Deployed Engineer
Forward Deployed Engineer at FurtherAI — San Francisco, CA, US
- Company: FurtherAI
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Employment type: FULL_TIME
- Salary: USD 120000–180000 / year
- Posted: 2026-07-17
About this role
We're looking for exceptional people to join our engineering team as Forward Deployed Engineers. This is not your typical new grad role - we’re hiring cracked engineers eager to shape the future of agentic AI systems
What you'll do
Build enterprise-grade AI agents from the ground up
Work closely with our CTO, Sashank, who brings experience from building speech and language models at Apple’s AI/ML org
Talk to customers, understand their flows, and translate those into robust agentic solutions
Implement cutting-edge AI capabilities in production
Collaborate with a small, elite team of engineers from Google X, Microsoft, Apple, Meta, …
Why This Role
You’ll be at the forefront of AI agent system design, working alongside experienced engineers and contributing meaningfully from day one. This is a rare opportunity to get deep technical mentorship while building frontier tech that solves critical problems for businesses.
Who You Are
Recent graduate with a CS/related degree (or equivalent experience)
Strong foundation in software engineering principles
Passionate about AI, ML, and building intelligent systems
Self-directed problem solver who thrives in ambiguity
Experience with Python, modern web frameworks, and cloud infrastructure
Bonus: Prior work with LLMs, ML frameworks, or agent architectures
Our Culture
We’re a small, driven team that values technical rigor, intellectual curiosity, and speed. Our engineers come from top-tier teams like Microsoft, Apple. We care deeply about ownership and pushing boundaries together.
Location
San Francisco, CA (Remote options within USA available for exceptional candidates)
Compensation
Competitive salary, meaningful equity, comprehensive benefits
FurtherAI is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company.