Forward Deployed Engineer
$185k - $240kWinMax
Forward Deployed Engineer
We are looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer with 3-6 years of experience to embed directly with client's portfolio companies, ship agentic software into live operations, and own the outcomes end-to-end. This is a Palantir-style FDE role at a software holding company — you're not writing decks, you're building running systems that compound across an entire portfolio.
What will you be doing?
- Embed with portfolio companies (portcos) to understand their operating model, earn operator trust, and identify the 2–3 highest-leverage workflow opportunities for agentic software.
- Ship the wedge — build integrations, prompts, evals, and UI surfaces to land the first agentic loop at each portco using client's core platform.
- Operate and tune deployed systems post-launch, adjusting autonomy tiers and handing off cleanly to portfolio ops once stable.
- Serve as the technical face of client to portco GMs — building trust, setting expectations, and ensuring the system is seen as their leverage.
- Bring patterns back to HQ and codify learnings into reusable playbooks that accelerate every future deployment in the same vertical.
Key Requirements
- Full-stack proficiency: TypeScript or Python backend, React frontend, SQL — must be able to own end-to-end delivery solo.
- Shipped production LLM/agentic software — real systems with evals, autonomy gating, and outcome tracking (not demos).
- Prior embedded or customer-facing engineering experience (e.g., Palantir FDE, solutions engineer, or deploy-and-operate model).
- Operator instincts — can read a P&L, translate business problems into technical wedges, and earn non-technical stakeholder trust quickly.
- Based in or willing to relocate to New York, NY; comfortable with frequent travel to portfolio company sites.
- 3 - 6 years of experience in full-stack, customer-facing software/product engineering OR forward deployed engineering
- Visa sponsorship available Open to H1Bs and relocation
- Hybrid work policy Minimum of 3 days in-office (4 days preferred). 2-3 days per week of domestic travel to portfolio company locations
Tech stack TypeScript, Python, React, SQL, LLMs / Foundation Models, Agentic Workflows, Evals, Snowflake, Databricks, Apache Iceberg, Event-driven Systems The base salary range for this full-time position, as provided by our client, is $185,000–$240,000 annually. Final compensation within this range will be determined by the client based on factors including the selected candidate's relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. Please note that upon selection, all offer negotiations and compensation discussions will be conducted directly between the candidate and the client. Our firm serves as the facilitating partner in the introduction and selection process only.
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