Endeavor AI — Forward Deployed Engineer

davidjoseph-co; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Our client in Chicago is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to work hands-on with customers, owning AI-powered deployments from initial discussions through live rollout. You will join small, fast-moving teams and drive end-to-end implementations.

Role requires strong backend with Python and frontend with React, plus experience with C++ and TypeScript. Travel to customer sites is expected; compensation includes equity and on-site duties.

Qualifications

• 0–3 years of experience in software or forward-deployed engineering.
• Willingness to travel regularly to customer sites.
• Authorized to work in the US (no visa sponsorship).

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with customers to identify root operational challenges.
• Own high-stakes deployments end to end within small teams.
• Travel to customer sites to drive successful implementation and adoption.

Skills

Python

React

JavaScript

TypeScript

C++

AI/ML

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related STEM field

Tools

Python

C++

TypeScript

JavaScript

React

Job description

Chicago, IL & DMV area (DC / Maryland / Virginia) · On-site with travel to customer sites · Full-time Compensation: $120K-$140K + equity

About the Company

Our client is a Series A startup building proprietary, enterprise-grade AI systems that their customers own outright, deployed across mission-critical industries such as manufacturing, distribution, supply chain, life sciences, and defense. Backed by leading Silicon Valley investors, they are a small, high-caliber team scaling quickly as demand for their technology grows, with early hires taking on real ownership and direct customer impact.Founded 2023 · ~20 people · Industry: AI, Enterprise, Manufacturing, Logistics, Defense, Life Sciences

The Role

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll work hand in hand with customers to understand their hardest operational problems and build AI-powered solutions that solve them. You'll own projects end to end inside small, fast-moving teams, from first conversation through live deployment.

What you'll be doing

• Partnering directly with customers to quickly get to the root of their toughest operational challenges
• Owning high-stakes projects end to end within small, agile teams
• Traveling to customer sites to drive successful implementation and adoption

Tech stack: Python, C++, TypeScript, JavaScript, AI/ML, React

Requirements

• Hands-on experience personally owning technical deployments from start to finish as a software or forward-deployed engineer
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly to customer sites
• Roughly 0-3 years of experience in software or forward-deployed engineering
• Solid working proficiency with Python on the backend and React on the frontend
• Direct customer- or client-facing technical experience
• A strong internship track record if you're a recent graduate
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related STEM field
• Authorized to work in the US (this client is unable to offer visa sponsorship)

Nice to Haves

• Time spent at an early-stage startup, or experience as a founder
• Exposure to manufacturing, distribution, or supply chain

Why Join

• Join a well-funded, fast-growing team where early hires get outsized ownership and direct customer impact
• Backed by top-tier investors, with a small team of engineers from leading programs
• Build custom, high-impact AI in mission-critical industries rather than maintaining legacy systems

Details

• Salary | $120K-$140K (flexible for exceptional candidates)
• Equity | Competitive
• On-site policy | Primarily on-site with customers; travel to customer sites expected
• Visa sponsorship | Not open to any visas (US citizens / Green Card holders)
• Employment type | Full-time
• Location | Chicago, IL & DMV area (DC / Maryland / Virginia)