CareerPlan

Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

San FranciscoFull-time$180k–$210k2026-11-07
HybridNo visa sponsorship

Core

Founding Forward Deployed Engineer who works on-site with enterprise customers to discover pain points, build proofs of concept, and translate feedback into product requirements for an AI marketing review platform.

Role type

Founding Forward Deployed Engineer (builder with customer-facing edge)

Builds

Proofs of concept, integrations, and product features for enterprise marketing review workflows

Domain

Enterprise SaaS / AI / Marketing Operations

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Customer discovery, POC execution, coding, product strategy, stakeholder management, early-stage startup experience, data analysis, judgment under uncertainty

Preferred skills

Enterprise customer experience, regulated industry experience (CPG, pharma, financial services), marketing ops/DAM systems, technical founder experience

Technologies

AI agents, integrations, marketing ops systems

Responsibilities

Conduct customer discovery to identify unmet needs, configure and ship proofs of concept, translate customer feedback into actionable product requirements, build trust across engineering and sales teams, shape product roadmap decisions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC