Forward Deployed Engineer I/II

DOORDASH, INC.
San Francisco, CA, United States
3 days ago
Apply on startup.jobs
Prepare application

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience required
1 year minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Continuous Integration Software Debugging Python (Programming Language) Software Engineering ReactJS Information Technology

Job description

We’re seeking an Agent Engineer to join our San Francisco team. You’ll serve as a technical interface between Giga and our customers, building and deploying sophisticated solutions., * Assisting customer engagements from start to end: run discovery calls & demos, build/maintain world class agents, participate in customer calls, and serve as the primary PoC in a fast-paced environment.

  • Own the full agent development life cycle: build and prototype quickly, set up CI/CD, monitor live usage, iterate to targets, debug live issues, communicate with customers, and document best practices to speed up future projects.
  • Close the feedback loop with product & platform: capture unmet needs, prototype new features, contribute directly to the codebase, and collaborate with core teams to strengthen the platform for all customers.

Requirements

  • Interpersonal Acumen: Able to solve problems in a people-centric manner and communicate effectively, with experience/interest in customer-facing roles.
  • Entrepreneurial: Preference for candidates with aspirations who want to be founders or leaders; ability to context switch constantly and rapidly; high bar for quality work.
  • Gritty: Capable of working long productive hours, customer focused, very high attention to detail, and obsession to deliver high-quality work.
  • Coachable: Be able to take in feedback and adapt at a quick pace.
  • Experience: 1+ years of experience; computer science, analytics, or consultant background strongly preferred.

Benefits & conditions

  • Competitive base + bonus + equity
  • Catered lunch daily
  • Dinner stipend
  • $500/month wellness & commuter benefit (gym, fitness classes, mental health)
  • 401(k) plan
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage

About the company

About Giga

Giga has recently raised a $61M Series A and is working with Fortune 500 customers to deploy the next generation of customer experience - real-time AI agents that can understand emotion, resolve issues instantly, and scale across the world’s largest enterprises.

Industry leaders like DoorDash trust Giga with their most complex support and operations workflows across voice, chat, and email, in high-stakes regulated environments where accuracy and compliance matter. We’re at an exciting inflection point.

While we’ve found real commercial success, our ambitions are larger: to become the go-to AI platform for all enterprise automation, powered by our voice superintelligence. The work affects millions of people every day, and our team has the autonomy to make true impact - with brilliant founders, a clear path forward, and the kind of momentum that defines generational companies.

Apply for this position

This job is hosted externally. Click below to view the full posting and apply.

Apply on startup.jobs
Prepare application

Good distractions

Talks and stories from around this role — technically off-topic, practically not.

1:21 min

Exploring the target application for front end tests

Anna Mcdougall · JS Congress

2:08 min

The vending machine trap in software debugging

Jen Callou Jen Callou · Europe 2026 Virtual

1:22 min

Understanding software engineering as more than just coding

Lilia Gargouri Lilia Gargouri · World Congress 2026 Europe

1:20 min

Identifying multi-disciplinary talent for developer experience engineering roles

Hazal Mestci +1 · Coffee With Developers

2:59 min

Introduction and transitioning into the tech industry

Anna Mcdougall · JS Congress

2:12 min

Transitioning from adjacent functions into software engineering roles

Philipp Frauenthaler +1 · LIVE

Videos

See all

Related articles

See all