Forward Deployed Engineer Artificial intelligence company San Francisco, California $145k to $225k USD base a year Posted today

Raydar; San Francisco (CA); In loco; USD 145.000 - 225.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Unlimited paid time off

Health coverage (medical, dental, viz)

Health savings and FSA access

Descrizione del lavoro

Raydar is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to own the technical operations and engineering for production systems in the San Francisco Bay Area. You’ll develop early prototypes into reliable production workflows, build tools and dashboards, and partner with engineers to scale them.

You’ll translate customer-facing model needs into concrete workflows, coordinate across operations, engineering and research, and use data to guide decisions on output, quality and cost.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical science from a highly ranked university in the US or Canada.
• 2 to 8 years in product management, technical program management, founder, forward deployed engineering or technical operations role.
• Advanced database query skills and ability to assemble small working prototypes from start to finish.
• Experience creating internal utilities to handle intricate operational work.

Mansioni

• Set direction and plan the roadmap for an assigned area of an internal production system, from early prototypes through to scaled operation.
• Build early versions of tools and workflows yourself, such as queries, scripts, dashboards and prototypes, then partner with engineers to scale them.
• Translate customer-facing model needs into concrete workflows, specifications and project plans.
• Coordinate across operations, engineering and research to bring new systems from concept to launch.
• Use data to guide decisions and track output, quality and cost.

Conoscenze

Advanced database queries

Prototype development

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer-facing engineering

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Descrizione del lavoro

# Forward Deployed EngineerArtificial intelligence company* LocationSan Francisco, California* TypeFull-time* Posted4 November 2026Apply for this roleThe role, as published## About the companyOur client is an artificial intelligence company.## The roleRaydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own a technical operations and engineering role that takes early prototypes to dependable production systems. The position combines hands-on building, such as queries, scripts and dashboards, with planning, cross-team coordination and performance measurement. The right candidate brings both technical depth and operational experience and is comfortable running complex work.## What you'll do* **Set direction and plan** the roadmap for an assigned area of an internal production system, from early prototypes through to scaled operation.* **Build early versions of tools and workflows yourself**, such as queries, scripts, dashboards and prototypes, then partner with engineers to scale them.* Translate customer-facing model needs into concrete workflows, specifications and project plans.* **Coordinate across operations**, engineering and research to bring new systems from concept to launch.* **Use data to guide decisions and track output**, quality and cost.## What we're looking for* Bachelor's degree in an engineering or other technical science, earned at a highly ranked university in the US or Canada.* **2 to 8 years** in a product management, technical program management, founder, forward deployed engineering or technical operations role. Pure product management or pure software engineering backgrounds do not qualify.* Advanced database query skills plus the ability to assemble small working prototypes alone, from start to finish.* Experience independently creating internal utilities to handle intricate operational work, whether at an early-stage company, in advisory work or in an operations function.* Strong product intuition and the ability to work well with engineers and researchers.* Recent work at a fast-moving young company or a leading technology firm.* Background in a demanding customer-facing engineering organization, or a consulting or technical program management background paired with a technical education.## Benefits* Unlimited paid time off* Health, dental and vision coverage* Health savings and flexible spending account access## Location and work model* San Francisco Bay Area, United States* New York City Metropolitan Area, United States* On-site* Full-time## Compensation, as the posting describes it* **Base salary:** $145K to $225K* Equity* Retirement planPay$145k to $225kUSD base a yearApply for this roleAfter you applyWe review every applicationStrong fits are invited to a 15-minute AI interview, then our team takes it from there.