Forward Deployed Engineer

purple unicorn; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical (Partially paid)

PTO

401K pending

Job summary

Purple Unicorn, on behalf of SalesPatriot, is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer for on-site work in San Francisco. Relocation or local presence is required, and applicants must be authorized to work in the US.

You will embed with customers, map their operational flows, and implement automations to align the platform with their needs. This role demands proactive problem solving and strong cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Willing to relocate to San Francisco on a full-time basis.
• Proven experience shipping full-stack applications.
• Strong knowledge of TypeScript/JavaScript and frontend frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Go on-site with customers to map their operations and needs.
• Understand and document how sales, supply chain, and executives operate.
• Configure automations and tailor the platform to customer requirements.
• Own the customer's outcome and help scale SalesPatriot across the org.

Skills

TypeScript

JavaScript

React

Svelte

Next.js

PostgreSQL

SQL

Full-stack

GitHub

Job description

Purple Unicorn, on behalf of SalesPatriot, is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer.

Non-negotiable: ALL ROLES ARE ON-SITE IN SAN FRANCISCO. IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED YOU MUST BE LOCAL OR WILLING TO MOVE

*** Must be authorized to work in the US***

The Mission

America's industrial base runs on systems built in the 1980s.

Billions of dollars in critical components (F-35 parts, industrial assemblies, electronics, bolts, and hoses) still move through email threads, excel sheets, and disconnected ERPs.

We're replacing that with an AI-native platform that makes aerospace, electronics, industrial, and defense supply-chain operations nearly autonomous. Faster quoting. Faster procurement. Full visibility. Real operational intelligence for the companies our nation depends on.

Quick Facts

• YC W25 company. Top 5% growth in batch
• Raised $10M+ from investors including Paul Graham, SV Angel, Pear VC, and CRV
• Team of 20 co-live in our Warsaw & SF Hacker Houses
• 7 figure ARR transacting ~$50M a week through our system

The Job

1. Go. Fly out and plant yourself inside the customer's operation. Weekdays are onsite (Wisconsin, New York, Miami, Los Angeles); weekends we regroup at the SF HQ to debrief and keep building.
2. Understand. Map how the company actually operates, from sales and supply chain teams to executives and CEOs. Learn the breakpoints choking their growth and speed.
3. Implement. Configure automations within SP Studio tooling so the platform accurately reflects the customer's needs. Build trust and confidence in SalesPatriot.
4. Iterate. Take full ownership of the customer's outcome. Keep finding and killing their most pressing problems, leading org-wide scaling, until SalesPatriot is the operating system their business runs on.

What We’re Looking For

• Ready to relocate full-time to San Francisco. This is not a remote role.
• Absolute grinder. Interested in co-living (though not required).
• Comfortable with ambiguity and rapid change.
• Track record of shipping fast.
• Full-stack beyond code: comfortable jumping between frontend, backend, and organizational politics - earning trust with procurement specialists while navigating executive priorities and IT constraints.
• Motivated by taking an unknown problem, sinking your teeth in, and coming up with a plan of attack.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, and at least one frontend library (React, Svelte, Next etc).
• Be ready to show us at least one full-stack project you've shipped (GitHub repo / web app / Loom demo video).
• Knowledge of SQL databases, preferably Postgres.
• Personable: clients trust you, like you, and look forward to your updates. You handle the conversation and the code.
• Low ego, curiosity, and intellectual honesty - focused on outcomes, not "being right."

Salary & Benefits:

• 120-150K
• Medical (Partially paid)
• PTO
• 401K pending

AT SALESPATRIOT, WE'RE REDEFINING HOW MANUFACTURERS, ENGINEERS, AND SUPPLIERS DO BUSINESS. IT'S SCARY, IT'S THRILLING, AND WE FULLY ACKNOWLEDGE WE'RE CRAZY ENOUGH TO TAKE IT ON.