Forward Deployed Engineer Artificial intelligence company San Francisco, California $180k to $300k USD base a year Posted yesterday

raydar; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Dental coverage

Relocation assistance

Job summary

raydar in San Francisco is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to deploy our AI platform in customer environments, including on-site installs.

You will configure and troubleshoot deployments with customer teams and serve as the technical contact during rollouts.

Travel internationally to client sites as required; some core engineering work will be included.

Qualifications

• 1–5 years of engineering experience at a high-growth or AI-focused startup.
• Solid grounding in software development, with the skill to take on product engineering tasks as needed.
• Proven ability to deploy and operate software directly in customer environments.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally to customer sites.

Responsibilities

• Deploy the product inside customer environments, including on-site installs when needed.
• Work with customer teams to configure, troubleshoot and improve implementations.
• Act as the technical contact for go-to-market and account leads during rollouts.
• Contribute to core product engineering when deployment needs call for it.

Skills

Software development

Customer deployment

On-site work

Travel readiness

Job description

# 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. Engineer who rolls out a software platform in client settings, works through setup problems on site with customer staff, and acts as the technical partner to sales and account leads. Part of the time goes to core engineering work.## What you'll do* Deploy the product inside customer environments, including on-site installs when needed.* **Work with customer teams to configure**, troubleshoot and improve implementations.* Act as the technical contact for go-to-market and account leads during rollouts.* Contribute to core product engineering when deployment needs call for it.* Travel to customer sites around the world as required.## What we're looking for* **1 to 5 years** of engineering experience at a high-growth or AI-focused startup.* Solid grounding in software development, with the skill to take on product engineering tasks as needed.* Proven ability to deploy and operate software directly in customer environments.* Willingness and ability to travel internationally to customer sites.## Bonus points* Prior experience deploying software in customer environments or working on site with customers.* Experience at an AI-focused or other high-growth startup.* Comfort with technical roles that involve working directly with clients abroad.* Health, medical and dental coverage* Relocation assistance## Location and work model* San Francisco, CA, United States* On-site* Full-time## Compensation, as the posting describes it* EquityPay$180k to $300kUSD base a year