Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

About the Role

Coding Brains is hiring for one of its clients based in San Francisco for a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) role, focused on AI-powered solutions and enterprise customer deployments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with sales and solutions teams on technical evaluations, custom demos, and competitive evaluations.
• Own technical implementation and post-deployment success for enterprise customers.
• Build custom applications, AI agents, evaluation tools, and integrations to solve customer problems.
• Work directly with customers to understand requirements, troubleshoot technical challenges, and improve product adoption.
• Develop diagnostics, dashboards, and evaluation frameworks to measure system performance.
• Build and improve AI-powered workflows using LLMs and related technologies.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to communicate customer feedback and influence product direction.
• Support technical discussions with enterprise stakeholders and help identify opportunities to improve customer outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• 3–6 years of experience in full-stack engineering, backend-leaning product engineering, or a Forward Deployed Engineer role.
• Strong hands-on Python programming skills.
• Experience at a high-growth, high-performing startup that has shipped production software for enterprise customers.
• Practical knowledge of AI/LLM concepts and experience using AI coding tools effectively.
• Ability to independently build, debug, and deploy software.
• Confidence communicating with customers and discussing technical requirements.
• Strong ownership, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building and evaluating production AI/LLM applications.
• Familiarity with evaluation frameworks, diagnostics, and performance monitoring.
• Experience with Streamlit, Bash, OCR, document parsing, vision-language models, and REST APIs.
• Experience in early-stage startups or founding teams.
• Background in customer-facing engineering or enterprise technical deployments.
• Ability to combine hands-on coding with customer communication and technical problem-solving.

Technical Stack

Python, Bash, Streamlit, OCR, LLMs, Vision-Language Models, REST APIs, Document Parsing, AI/ML Tooling, and Evaluation Frameworks.

Work Location

This is a full-time, on-site position in San Francisco, California, requiring five days per week in the office. Candidates must already be able to work on-site or be genuinely willing to relocate.

Compensation and Visa Support

Total compensation: $220,000–$320,000, including equity.

Base salary: $150,000–$300,000, plus equity. Final compensation depends on experience and the offer structure.

OPT candidates, H-1B transfers, and visa sponsorship are available, subject to applicable eligibility and hiring requirements.

Application

Please submit your resume and describe a production software or AI solution you personally built and deployed. Include your role, the technical challenges you solved, the customer impact, and your experience working directly with enterprise customers.