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# Forward Deployed Engineer

- **Company:** Transparent Search Group
- **Location:** San Mateo, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $230,000.0 - $310,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Training Data, Artificial Intelligence, Information Engineering, Python (Programming Language), Large Language Models, Data Delivery, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** October 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/forward-deployed-engineer-san-mateo-ca--8fb9df52-922a-4a60-b133-b01a3f843a13

## About the Role

* 5-8 years as a customer-facing software engineer or forward deployed engineer
 * Strong Python and data pipeline experience
 * Ability to work independently in ambiguity
 * Excellent customer communication, * Robotics or AI/ML data experience
 * Familiarity with MCAP or HDF5 data formats

## Description

Forward Deployed EngineerCompany: Confidential - data engine for physical AI and embodied intelligenceLocation: San Mateo, CA (in office 5 days per week)Compensation: $230,000 - $310,000 + competitive equityEmployment Type: Full-timeVisa Sponsorship: Confirm with recruiterAbout the CompanyThe client is the data engine for physical AI and embodied intelligence. It delivers high-quality teleoperation, on-embodiment and egocentric training data to frontier AI labs and humanoid robotics companies, paired with its own hardware ecosystem and a model fine-tuning loop.Founded in 2023, the client has raised $17M and has about 20 people.The RoleThe client is hiring a founding Forward Deployed Engineer (5-8 years) to own end-to-end delivery for its most strategic robotics and frontier AI customers. Think Palantir-style FDE: deeply technical, high agency and excellent with customers.What You Will DoOwn end-to-end data delivery for strategic customers: pipeline understanding, data quality, scoping and QA before shipping.Act as first technical responder for your accounts and resolve most issues without escalation.Translate complex technical concepts for sophisticated robotics and AI customers.Turn recurring customer needs into product and pipeline improvements and reusable playbooks.Grow the forward-deployed motion into platform integrations and model fine-tuning and evaluation services.What You Bring5-8 years as a customer-facing software engineer or forward deployed engineerStrong Python and data pipeline experienceAbility to work independently in ambiguityExcellent customer communicationNice to HaveRobotics or AI/ML data experienceFamiliarity with MCAP or HDF5 data formatsTech StackPython, data pipelines, robotics, AI/ML, MCAP, HDF5Before you apply: get a free recruiter-readiness score for your resume at CareerStanding - about a minute, no signup, and your resume stays in your browser.
Forward Deployed EngineerCompany: Confidential - data engine for physical AI and embodied intelligenceLocation: San Mateo, CA (in office 5 days per week)Compensation: $230,000 - $310,000 + competitive equityEmployment Type: Full-timeVisa Sponsorship: Confirm with recruiterAbout the CompanyThe client is the data engine for physical AI and embodied intelligence. It delivers high-quality teleoperation, on-embodiment and egocentric training data to frontier AI labs and humanoid robotics companies, paired with its own hardware ecosystem and a model fine-tuning loop.Founded in 2023, the client has raised $17M and has about 20 people.The RoleThe client is hiring a founding Forward Deployed Engineer (5-8 years) to own end-to-end delivery for its most strategic robotics and frontier AI customers. Think Palantir-style FDE: deeply technical, high agency and excellent with customers.What You Will DoOwn end-to-end data delivery for strategic customers: pipeline understanding, data quality, scoping and QA before shipping.Act as first technical responder for your accounts and resolve most issues without escalation.Translate complex technical concepts for sophisticated robotics and AI customers.Turn recurring customer needs into product and pipeline improvements and reusable playbooks.Grow the forward-deployed motion into platform integrations and model fine-tuning and evaluation services.What You Bring5-8 years as a customer-facing software engineer or forward deployed engineerStrong Python and data pipeline experienceAbility to work independently in ambiguityExcellent customer communicationNice to HaveRobotics or AI/ML data experienceFamiliarity with MCAP or HDF5 data formatsTech StackPython, data pipelines, robotics, AI/ML, MCAP, HDF5Before you apply: get a free recruiter-readiness score for your resume at CareerStanding - about a minute, no signup, and your resume stays in your browser.
Forward Deployed EngineerCompany: Confidential - data engine for physical AI and embodied intelligenceLocation: San Mateo, CA (in office 5 days per week)Compensation: $230,000 - $310,000 + competitive equityEmployment Type: Full-timeVisa Sponsorship: Confirm with recruiterAbout the CompanyThe client is the data engine for physical AI and embodied intelligence. It delivers high-quality teleoperation, on-embodiment and egocentric training data to frontier AI labs and humanoid robotics companies, paired with its own hardware ecosystem and a model fine-tuning loop.Founded in 2023, the client has raised $17M and has about 20 people.The RoleThe client is hiring a founding Forward Deployed Engineer (5-8 years) to own end-to-end delivery for its most strategic robotics and frontier AI customers. Think Palantir-style FDE: deeply technical, high agency and excellent with customers.What You Will DoOwn end-to-end data delivery for strategic customers: pipeline understanding, data quality, scoping and QA before shipping.Act as first technical responder for your accounts and resolve most issues without escalation.Translate complex technical concepts for sophisticated robotics and AI customers.Turn recurring customer needs into product and pipeline improvements and reusable playbooks.Grow the forward-deployed motion into platform integrations and model fine-tuning and evaluation services.What You Bring5-8 years as a customer-facing software engineer or forward deployed engineerStrong Python and data pipeline experienceAbility to work independently in ambiguityExcellent customer communicationNice to HaveRobotics or AI/ML data experienceFamiliarity with MCAP or HDF5 data formatsTech StackPython, data pipelines, robotics, AI/ML, MCAP, HDF5Before you apply: get a free recruiter-readiness score for your resume at CareerStanding - about a minute, no signup, and your resume stays in your browser.