Forward Deployed Engineer

Forward Deployed Engineer (Enterprise Deployments) | AI Startup | NYC | Up to $250K + EquityI'm working with a VC-backed AI company in New York, funded by some of the biggest names in venture. Their platform is replacing legacy software inside some very large, very regulated businesses. Think Palantir-style work: embedded with enterprise customers, owning how the product lands in their world. Deals are landing faster than they can scope them. They need someone forward deployed: sit with the customer's technical teams, work out how the platform fits their systems, write the spec, then drive the engineering team through to go-live. What you'll own: Enterprise deployments end to end. First scoping call through to production Turning messy customer requirements into specs engineers can build from The delivery cadence. Risks spotted early, blockers cleared fast Customer meetings alongside the commercial team The playbook for how deployments scale from a handful of customers to dozens Who fits: FDEs, deployment strategists, solutions architects or delivery leads who've owned enterprise programmes past the signature. If your job ended at the SOW, this isn't itDelivery into regulated industries (healthcare, finance, gov) Credible on modern cloud architecture, ideally AWS. This is the scoping and delivery side of forward deployment, not a coding seat. You'll read designs and ask hard questions, engineers ship the code Sharp communicator, confident with customers and founders alike Up for startup pace, 5 days in Midtown Manhattan The detail: Up to $250K base plus meaningful early equity Small strong team, big enterprise customers, real ownership Fast, tight process. Decisions in days not months Forward Deployed Engineer (Enterprise Deployments) | AI Startup | NYC | Up to $250K + Equity