Forward Deployed Engineer

Nansen Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Discretionary bonus

Medical insurance

Dental & vision

Life & disability

401(k) match

Job summary

Nansen is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to build AI agents and automated workflows for marketing and digital teams across the US. You will work with a senior engineer, own the build from scope to production, and contribute to reusable patterns for future projects.

You will collaborate in client workshops, integrate with client systems, and ensure rigorous testing and documentation. This role offers a hybrid setup with travel to client sites and our Chicago office.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of professional software development in production.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and Python.
• Experience with large language models in real projects.
• Experience integrating with third-party APIs.
• Clear written and verbal communication; able to explain technical work.
• Interested in working directly with clients.

Responsibilities

• Build AI agents and workflows in TypeScript and Python.
• Write tests ensuring AI output accuracy before and after launch.
• Connect agents to client APIs, content platforms and CRMs.
• Join client workshops and capture requirements firsthand.
• Document what you build so the client’s team can run it after handover.
• Share learnings and turn successful patterns into reusable assets.

Skills

2+ years production software

TypeScript

Python

LLM integration

API integration

Client-facing

Communication

Job description

Work with us at Nansen

Forward Deployed Engineer

Build the AI agents and automated workflows that marketing and digital teams use every day.

About the job

At Nansen you will build the AI agents and automated workflows that marketing and digital teams use every day. You’ll work alongside a senior engineer on client projects, take ownership of the build, and learn how to turn a business problem into a system running in production.

Nansen helps marketing and digital leaders get more done with the people, platforms and budgets they already have. We draw on AI agents, integrations and workflows proven on real client work, adapt them to each business, build what hasn’t been solved yet, and measure what changes. We’re a team of 25 across the US and UK, and the people who plan the work are the people who build it.

In the AI practice, that means putting agents to work inside a client’s day-to-day operations. For one client, a review that took nine people nine hours each now runs overnight and takes minutes to read. Every solution we build goes into a shared library, so each project starts further ahead than the last.

Job description

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you build the agents, integrations and tools behind our clients’ AI workflows. A senior engineer sets the technical direction on each project, and you take the build from an agreed scope to production.

• You build AI agents and workflows in TypeScript and Python, from first prototype to production
• You write tests that check AI output is accurate and consistent, before and after launch
• You connect agents to the systems they depend on, including client APIs, content platforms and CRMs
• You join client workshops and project reviews, so you hear requirements first hand
• You document what you build so the client’s team can run it after handover
• You share what you learn with the team, and turn solutions that work into reusable patterns for future projects

Preferred requirements and experiences

• Has 2+ years of professional software development experience, with code that has run in production
• Has working knowledge of TypeScript and Python
• Has hands-on experience building with large language models, at work or on personal projects (for example prompt design, tool calling or retrieval)
• Has experience integrating with third-party APIs
• Has clear written and verbal communication, including explaining technical work to non-technical people
• Has an interest in working directly with clients

You might also have the following

• Experience with Optimizely (CMS, Content Marketing Platform or its AI platform)
• Experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol) or similar integration tooling
• Experience testing AI output in a structured way
• Experience with serverless platforms such as Cloudflare Workers or Vercel

Location

This is a full-time, remote or hybrid role within the United States, with regular travel to client sites during delivery and time with the team at our Chicago office.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $100,000 to $150,000 per year. The final offer will depend on experience, skills, and qualifications.

What you’ll get from Nansen

• Up to 20 days paid vacation, 5 sick days and 13 company holidays
• Eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on company and individual performance
• Medical: choice of three Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois plans
• Dental and vision: 100% company-paid premiums for you and your family
• Life and disability: company-paid $100,000 life and AD&D insurance and short-term disability, plus long-term disability for eligible roles
• 401(k): up to 4% company match, eligibility starts after three months
• Flexible spending accounts: healthcare and dependent care FSAs
• Optional coverage: supplemental life, accident, critical illness, and pet insurance, plus will preparation and identity theft protection
• Start date: health care coverage begins the first of the month after your start date
• A clear path to Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

The process

• A conversation with the practice lead.
• A working session with the delivery team on a real, anonymized client problem.
• A chat with the partners.

Nansen is an equal opportunity employer.

Application deadline: Applications are anticipated to close 90 days after posting. The role may remain open until it is filled.

More benefits

• Life Insurance
• Open office environment
• A laid back office and (very) casual dress code
• Exposure to product innovation in a growing organization
• Flexible Spending (Dependent & Healthcare)

You must already be qualified to work in the USA in order to be considered for this position.

We look forward to working with you.