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Forward-Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-20 → 2026-09-26

Core

Embedded technical role combining solutions engineering and product engineering to drive data ingestion, pilot success, and platform improvements for US robotics teams.

Role type

Forward-Deployed Engineer (Solutions & Product)

Builds

Data ingestion pipelines, mission analysis tools, and field playbooks for robotics fleets

Domain

Robotics, AI, Data Platforms

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | client delivery

Required skills

Python, modern web stack, data engineering, customer-facing technical communication, self-direction, field deployment

Preferred skills

Robotics (ROS/MCAP), LLMs, agent systems, zero-to-one startup experience

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end technical success (onboarding, ingestion, integration), run pilots to conviction, embed on-site with customers, ship field learnings back into the platform, build deployment playbooks

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC

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