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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Forward Deployed Engineer - **Company:** David Joseph & Company - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $225,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Python (Programming Language), Systems Integration, Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, Backend, Virtual Agents - **Published:** June 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=02e20248f0c76928 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Tooling?, * 2+ years technical + client-facing ownership - via agent engineering, forward-deployed engineering, growth engineering, or founding engineer/founder experience * Python, APIs, cloud, modern AI/ML tooling * LLM, prompt engineering, agentic AI fluency * AI-assisted dev workflows daily * Founder-mode operator * SF in-person Green Flags * Prior Forward Deployed Engineer at a top AI or enterprise platform company. Direct experience deploying agents end-to-end is the highest-signal background. * Backend engineer who pivoted to a solutions engineer role. The order matters - backend depth first, then client-facing - because the role requires real building, not just integration support. * Founding engineer or founder background. The role requires founder-mode ownership, jumping between client calls and code without friction * Strong communications under pressure. Can hold their own with senior insurance executives paying seven figures, present clearly, and translate technical depth into business outcomes. * ICPC, NeurIPS, or comparable competitive technical pedigree. Aligns with the broader team's bar. ## Description Deploy multi-modal, agentic AI systems into production for senior insurance stakeholders, owning client deployments end-to-end from scoping through go-live as the primary point of contact. This role is more technical and more product-owning than the average FDE - you shape what the product becomes based on what works in production, working directly with the CTO on a forward-deployed function that is still being built. What you'll be doing * Individually deploy multi-modal, agentic AI systems into production for senior client stakeholders * Own client deployments end-to-end, from scoping through go-live, as the primary point of contact * Build and manage client relationships, becoming the trusted partner executives rely on to scale AI adoption * Design, build, and evolve AI agents: prompt engineering, model integration, blitz prototyping using AI-assisted coding tools * Scope and develop new features that let customers scale while consistently improving claims results * Integrate the product into client environments, working hands-on with their tech teams on APIs and systems * Coordinate with the core platform team to ensure smooth delivery and feed insights back into the product * Capture and share best practices in internal playbooks to scale Forward Deployed Engineering Tech stack: Python, APIs, cloud platforms, modern AI/ML tooling, LLMs, agentic AI, AI-assisted dev tools, * Pure solutions engineer with no prior backend experience. The hiring team flagged this directly - the role requires real building depth, not integration-only. * Backend engineer with no client-facing experience. The role is half client management, half engineering. Pure builder profiles will struggle. * Career FDE looking for a polished, mature function. This is a new function being built - currently 1 FDE on the team. * Not founder-mode. Candidates who need detailed direction or hand-offs will not match the operating bar. * Cannot or will not relocate to SF. 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