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# Forward Deployed AI Engineer

- **Company:** THE SEVENTHHIRE LLC
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $180,000 - $300,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Python (Programming Language), OpenAI, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, TypeScript, Large Language Models, Agentic-AI, Build Management
- **Published:** November 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/4da1d481-f0fc-47cd-9e72-39846bd16b1e/forward-deployed-ai-engineer

## About the Role

Dealbreaker Work experience Customer-facing engineering experience on post-sales sidescoping problems, building solutions, and shipping within the same week VC-backed startup pedigree experience at a company that raised Series A+ from a top-tier VC Hard skills Proficient in Python and/or TypeScript Baseline Seniority 3 - 6 years of experience in software engineering, forward deployed, solutions, implementation or product engineering role is ~70% coding (mix of customer-facing builds and platform work) and ~30% customer-facing scoping and requirements gathering Work experience Experience scaling enterprise deployments building and shipping multiple product features or automations for large customers Education Degree from a top university Ivies, Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, Duke, Harvey Mudd, Claremont McKenna, UIUC, or equivalent strongly preferred Soft skills Comfortable context-switching between customer-facing communication and heads-down coding Miscellaneous On-site 5 days/week in San
Francisco Work experience Built or deployed AI/ML automations or agentic workflows in a production environment Hard skills Experience building or integrating LLM/AI automation pipelines (e.g. OpenAI, LangChain, or similar) Traits to avoid Candidates with only large-company experience, no startup exposure or software consulting backgrounds SWEs-turned-FDEs looking to return to pure SWE (no direct customer interaction experience) Job hoppers 3+ jobs in 3 years for early-career candidates is a red flag International candidates without substantive US work experience About this role This is a hands-on, customer-facing engineering role at the intersection of AI, product, and implementation. You'll work directly with some of the largest insurance brokerages in the countryunderstanding their workflows, building AI automations on Client's platform, and shipping solutions within days, not months. The role is ~70% coding and ~30% customer-facing scoping. You'll hop on a call with a, * 36 years of post-college engineering experience, no new grads

 * Customer-facing engineering experiencecomfortable interfacing with enterprise customers regularly
 * Full-stack proficiencycomfortable shipping across front end and back end
 * Experience at a VC-backed startup (Series A+) funded by top-tier VCs
 * Degree from a top university (Ivies, Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, Duke, Harvey Mudd, UIUC, or equivalent)
 * Strong ownership mentalityyou don't wait for process, you create it

Bonus Qualifications

 * Experience building or deploying AI/ML automations or agentic workflows in production
 * Proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript
 * Experience in insurance or financial services domain

Salary $180K - $300K On-site work policy 5 days in-office in SoMa, San Francisco, CA Full-time position Location SoMa, San Francisco, CA Tech stack Python, TypeScript, AI/ML Automations Equity Competitive equity Visa sponsorship details Open to visa transfers(e.g. OPT, H1B transfers) Hiring Count Looking to hire 2 - 3candidates for this role

## Description

customer to understand their problem, then build and deploy an agent that solves itoften in the same week. Everything you build feeds back into the platform, so your work scales beyond a single customer. You won't be doing pre-sales, demos, or upsellingdeployment strategists handle that. Your job is to deeply understand the business domain and build. This role is ideal for engineers who thrive at the intersection of customer empathy and technical execution, and who want to work on cutting-edge AI agents transforming a $1.5 trillion industry that hasn't seen real technology in 20 years. What You Will Do

 * Own end-to-end implementation of enterprise customer engagementsfrom requirements gathering to deployed solution
 * Build and ship AI agents and automations on Client's platform, deepening adoption within our largest strategic accounts
 * Work directly with enterprise customers (post-sales) to understand business problems and scope technical solutions
 * Ship rapidlyexpect to deliver working solutions within the same week as customer conversations
 * Integrate successful customer-specific work back into Client's core platform
 * Collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate customer insights into scalable features