{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"e8c478e0baec4f546a342061","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e8c478e0baec4f546a342061","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e8c478e0baec4f546a342061","title":"Forward Engineer","description":"About the Role As a Forward Engineer at Metis, you’ll be part of a tight-knit, product-driven team leveraging our training platform to deliver outcomes for customers.You’ll work across the stack, from low-level systems to user-facing features, to deliver resilient, high-performance products that power mission-critical AI workflows.You’ll own projects end-to-end, collaborate deeply with platform, research, and customers to make pragmatic technical decisions that tie directly to customer outcomes. We move fast, but we hold a very high bar for correctness, maintainability, and simplicity.You’ll be expected to write production-grade code, reason holistically about systems, and push the boundaries of what’s possible in applied AI engineering.What You'll Do ・ Translate research prototypes into production systems that enterprises and labs can reliably adopt ・ Collaborate with platform, product and research teams to ship features under real customer constraints ・ Write clean, testable code in modern languages while leveraging AI tools to accelerate development ・ Debug complex systems, identify bottlenecks, and drive performance, security, and reliability improvementsWhat we are looking for・ Strong fundamentals in at least one modern language (Python, Go, Rust, etc.) ・ Experience with backend systems, distributed computing, or high-volume services ・ Strong communication abilities with a high bar for customer interaction ・ Ability to turn ambiguous product asks into simple, pragmatic solutions ・ Familiarity with system design, software engineering best practices, and debugging in production environments ・ Comfortable working across the stack — from APIs and orchestration to user-facing surfaces Compensation &Benefits・ Base: $150,000–$450,000 ・ Significant Equity ・ Full medical, dental, and vision ・ Wellness & L&D stipend ・ Equinox membership ・ Breakfast, lunch, and dinner provided (Unlimited Doordash) ・ $25,000 housing stipendAbout Metis Metishelps enterprises and labs build the most reliable AI agents by leveraging post-training. Our platform enables the creation, improvement, and deployment of the most capable frontier agents designed for rigorous, real-world workflows.Momentum ・ 0 → six-figure monthly revenue in the last six weeks ・ Working with several Fortune 500 enterprises & frontier AI labs ・ Growing 150%+ MoM Backed by Y Combinator, CRV, and executives from OpenAI, Google, Mercor, NVIDIA, and others.","company":"Meeboss","rawCompany":"meeboss","city":"Millbrae","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-19T12:53:26.355Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1251.00","title":"Computer Programmers","slug":"computer-programmers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Forward Engineer","description":"About the Role As a Forward Engineer at Metis, you’ll be part of a tight-knit, product-driven team leveraging our training platform to deliver outcomes for customers.You’ll work across the stack, from low-level systems to user-facing features, to deliver resilient, high-performance products that power mission-critical AI workflows.You’ll own projects end-to-end, collaborate deeply with platform, research, and customers to make pragmatic technical decisions that tie directly to customer outcomes. 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