Forward Deployed Agent Engineer
AvocaAI-powered Customer company
New York, United StatesMid
Meritech Capital
General Catalyst
Kleiner Perkins
Amplify Partners
Y Combinator
Nexus Venture Partners
Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Design and deploy AI solutions for customer workflows.
- •As a Forward Deployed Agent Engineer, you'll embed with our customers, understanding their workflows, designing tailored AI solutions, and deploying systems that deliver immediate impact.
- •Key Responsibilities Embed with customers to deeply understand their operations and deliver AI solutions that work from day one.
- •Build and maintain the infrastructure for conversational AI, APIs, integrations, monitoring, and feedback loops.
- •Translate business requirements into technical architectures and deployments.
- •Identify patterns across deployments and feed insights back into our core product roadmap.
- •Operate with high autonomy in high-stakes, ambiguous environments.
- •Requirements 3+ years in software engineering, preferably with backend or systems experience.
- •Proficient in Python (TypeScript/JavaScript a plus) and familiar with major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- •Strong communicator able to work seamlessly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- •Bonus: experience with vector databases, LLMs, prompt engineering, or AI agent frameworks.
- •Comfort working in dynamic environments with shifting priorities.
- •Eagerness to work in person with us in NYC full time.
Required skills
PythonAWSGoogle CloudAzureDockerKubernetesCI/CDLLMs
Nice-to-have skills
TypeScriptJavaScript
Benefits & perks
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, Company-sponsored 401(k) through Vestwell, Flexible PTO plus U.S. federal holidays, Daily in-office lunch through Parkday, Dinner covered when working late, Commuter benefits, Standing desks and workspace accommodations available on request, All core tools and software provided
Tech stack
PythonAWSGoogle CloudAzureDockerKubernetesCI/CDLLMs