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# Forward Deploy AI Engineer

- **Company:** David Joseph & Company
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $175,000.0 - $250,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Search Technologies, Performance Monitor
- **Published:** May 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0629a6a2b89a0825

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Startup experience?, * 2-6 years of experience in SEO, growth marketing, content strategy, or customer implementation roles

 * Strong understanding of search strategy, demand generation, and marketing analytics
 * Demonstrated ability to manage customer relationships and deliver successful implementations
 * Experience operating within B2B SaaS or marketing technology environments
 * Ability to translate data into clear execution plans
 * Highly proactive mindset with strong ownership orientation
 * Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Green Flags

 * Experience in high-growth startup environments
 * Comfortable operating cross-functionally and wearing multiple hats
 * Experience interfacing directly with founders and product leadership
 * Familiarity with SEO tooling, CMS platforms, or AI-enabled search technologies

Red Flags

 * No prior customer-facing implementation experience
 * Preference for highly structured corporate environments
 * Experience limited exclusively to large enterprise technology organizations

Interview Process

 * Introductory Call
 * Follow-Up Interview

## Description

The Forward Deploy AI Engineer embeds directly with enterprise and mid-market customers to drive measurable business outcomes. Operating at the intersection of product, growth, and AI-driven search strategy, this role combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

You will function as a strategist, operator, and consultant-owning adoption, AI visibility across search platforms, and revenue impact for customers.

This role sits within a venture-backed AI-driven search optimization and marketing infrastructure startup operating in a high-growth category.

What You'll Do

 * Own end-to-end success for a portfolio of enterprise and growth-stage customers
 * Embed directly with marketing, growth, and SEO teams as a hands-on operator
 * Develop and execute AI search optimization and content strategies
 * Identify keyword gaps, competitive insights, and AI visibility opportunities
 * Launch and optimize content within customer CMS environments
 * Monitor performance across AI-driven search ecosystems and generative platforms
 * Translate performance data into actionable strategies that drive traffic, pipeline, and revenue
 * Drive product adoption and workflow integration across customer teams
 * Partner with Sales to identify and support account expansion opportunities
 * Capture structured customer feedback to influence product development
 * Develop case studies tied to measurable business outcomes


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