Forward Deployed Engineer/Python (ONSITE IN SF) job in San Francisco

We are hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to deploy multi-modal, agentic AI systems into production environments with measurable business impact. This is not a traditional implementation role. A high-growth Series A AI company rebuilding the foundation of the insurance industry. Multi-seven-figure ARR in under one year. Growing 50% month over month. Backed by Tier 1 investors. Elite technical team from top universities and high-performance engineering firms. Clear trajectory toward industry-defining impact

You will:

• Own deployments end-to-end
• Shape product direction based on real-world usage
• Work directly with CTO and engineering
• Operate in founder-mode with high ownership
• You are not just integrating software - you are building, iterating, and evolving AI systems inside real enterprise environments.

What You'll Own

• Deploy agentic AI systems end-to-end (scope build integrate go-live)
• Serve as primary technical point of contact for senior stakeholders
• Build and iterate AI agents (prompt engineering, model integration, multi-modal systems)
• Integrate APIs and enterprise systems hands-on
• Prototype rapidly using AI-assisted coding workflows
• Capture deployment learnings into scalable internal playbooks
• Feed production insights back into core product architecture

• 5+ years in a hybrid technical + client-facing role (FDE, growth engineer, founder, solutions engineer + backend depth)
• Strong Python foundation
• API integrations + cloud fluency
• Practical LLM / prompt engineering experience
• Familiar with agentic systems
• Uses AI-assisted dev tools daily
• Founder-mode ownership mindset
• Willing to relocate to SF and work in-person

Nice to Have

• Prior FDE at top AI company
• Agent engineering background
• Founding engineer / founder experience
• Competitive programming / ICPC / NeurIPS background
• Backend engineering + strong client-facing depth