CareerPlan

Early Access Deployment Engineer

San FranciscoFull-time2026-07-24 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid · United States

Core

Lead technical engagements with strategic customers to test frontier AI capabilities, prototype solutions, and synthesize feedback to inform product launch decisions.

Role type

Senior IC deployment engineer (AI/LLM)

Builds

Early access programs, working prototypes, and reusable technical playbooks for AI applications

Domain

Artificial Intelligence / Large Language Models (LLM)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, cloud deployment, AI/LLM reasoning, evaluation design, systems thinking, end-to-end ownership, multi-engagement management

Preferred skills

Customer-facing delivery experience, rapid prototyping, ambiguity navigation, cross-functional alignment

Technologies

Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Cloud platforms

Responsibilities

Engage with strategic customers to understand goals and constraints; Translate ambiguous model capabilities into scoped use cases and success criteria; Prototype rapidly with customers and research teams; Design and support evaluations to reveal model behavior and failure modes; Troubleshoot technical issues and determine patterns from feedback; Own end-to-end execution of early access programs from onboarding to launch decisions; Align cross-functional teams on risks and recommendations; Codify architectures and learnings into reusable playbooks

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC