Forward Deployed Engineer

PromptQL; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical dental vision insurance

Employee assistance programs

Retirement fund matching

Donation matching

Paid time off

Monthly self-care day

Stock options

Paid parental leave

Commuter benefits

Employee referral program

Job summary

Hasura (operating as PromptQL) seeks Forward Deployed Engineers to guide customers through their AI transformation journey. You will be a strategic advisor and hands-on executor, spanning pre-sales validation, solution architecture, implementation, and ongoing customer success.

The ideal candidate combines hustle, curiosity, and ownership with deep experience in generative AI, LLMs, and enterprise data ecosystems.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in technical pre-sales or post-sales implementation roles.
• Proven track record as Architect/Consultant/Delivery Lead or Pre-Sales Leader.
• Direct experience designing or implementing generative AI applications.
• Familiarity with LLMs, vector databases, and AI orchestration frameworks.
• Experience with data access technologies and API development.
• Background in implementing complex data projects at enterprise scale.
• Knowledge of MLOps, DataOps, or AI engineering practices.
• Prior experience with query languages and data transformation techniques.
• Success in services-led, consultative engagements.
• Proven track record identifying expansion opportunities in accounts.
• Experience delivering complex data-oriented projects with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-sales technical validation with customers.
• Design and implement AI solutions for clients.
• Guide customers through architecture and integration.
• Drive post-sale adoption and customer success.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Technical pre-sales

Solution architecture

Generative AI

LLMs

Vector databases

API development

Data transformation

MLOps/DataOps

Enterprise data

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

API gateways

Cloud platforms

SQL/NoSQL

Data orchestration

Job description

About the team

PromptQL’s Forward Deployed Engineers sits on our AI Catalyst Team (ACT). We are a group of technical GTM professionals that drive our future and current customers’ success by architecting, implementing, and evolving AI solutions through PromptQL agentic-data access layer. ACT blends deep technical expertise with customer-facing skills providing expert guidance and implementation support from initial discovery through post-sale expansion. ACT enables industry leaders and enterprise organizations to elevate their AI ambitions and deliver true disruptive transformation.

Location

• SF Bay Area: hybrid in-office 3 days per week
• Other locations in the US: remote

About the role

PromptQL is looking for Forward Deployed Engineers (FDE) to guide our customers through their entire technical journey with us. You are a strategic advisor, as well as a hands-on executor, that serves as the technical cornerstone throughout our customer’s AI transformation journey. The role spans pre-sales technical validation, solution architecture, implementation, and ongoing customer success.

This kind of implementation work calls for hustle, drive, curiosity, and a strong sense of ownership. The best FDEs take initiative, think independently, and are always looking to learn. While familiarity with the AI industry can be helpful, the most important quality is a mindset that questions convention and seeks better solutions in an AI first environment.

Role Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in technical pre-sales and/or post-sales implementation roles
• Proven track record as a Principal Architect, Professional Services Consultant, Technical Delivery Lead, or Pre-Sales Engineering Leader
• Direct experience designing, building, or implementing generative AI applications
• Familiarity with large language models, vector databases, and AI orchestration frameworks
• Experience with data access technologies and API development
• Background in implementing complex data projects at enterprise scale
• Knowledge of MLOps, DataOps, or AI engineering practices
• Prior experience with query languages and data transformation techniques
• Success in services-led, consultative technical engagements
• Proven track record identifying and capturing expansion opportunities in existing accounts
• Experience delivering complex data-oriented projects involving multiple stakeholders and technologies
• Strong understanding of enterprise data ecosystems, API integration patterns, and modern architectures
• Exceptional communication skills with ability to translate complex technical concepts to various audiences
• History of building trust-based relationships with technical and business stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred

About you

• Must thrive in high ambiguous, fast moving start up environments
• Must be able to travel onsite to customer engagements
• Must be highly collaborative and think outside of the box (no egos allowed!)
• Must be curious about emerging, innovative tech, particularly around AI
• Must be a self-starter and customer obsessed

Compensation

• $180,000 - $240,000 base salary + Commissions
• Commissions
• Equity

About PromptQL

We’re helping the world’s most innovative enterprises build AI-native applications with 100% reliability on their enterprise data with PromptQL. PromptQL is the AI platform that delivers human level reliability for natural language based analysis and automation on your data & systems. When accuracy, transparency, and repeatability matter, PromptQL makes AI trustworthy, scalable, and real.

We're on a mission to bring the full value of AI to the enterprise. Our team is passionate about the power of AI to transform lives and businesses. We're curious, driven, and relentlessly customer-obsessed, working together to redefine what’s possible in enterprise AI. Join us—and help build the future of reliable AI.

Benefits & Perks

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance to keep you healthy and thriving
• Employee assistance programs for support when you need it
• Retirement fund contribution matching to help you invest in your future
• Donation matching to amplify your charitable impact
• Paid time off to support your well-being
• Monthly company-wide self-care day to recharge
• Stock options so you can share in our success
• Paid parental leave to support growing families
• Commuter benefits to help you save on your journey to the office
• Employee referral program to reward you for connecting us with great talent

We are committed to equal employment opportunity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by law.

Applicants with disabilities who wish to request reasonable accommodations may contact us at [e-mail].

While our official company name is Hasura, we do business as PromptQL.