Forward Deployed Engineer at Tavus

Jack & Jill; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Tavus is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer in New York, NY. You will bridge cutting-edge conversational video tech with enterprise clients by embedding with customers to scope and build integrations using Python and TypeScript.

The role blends full-stack engineering with strategic client relationships to deliver real-time value. Ideal candidates ship production code, have strong integrations experience, and thrive in fast-paced startup environments, transforming vague requirements into deployed

Qualifications

• Proven experience shipping production-grade code.

Responsibilities

• Embed with enterprise clients to understand workflows and design technical solutions.
• Write production-grade code across the stack: APIs, frontend, infrastructure, and LLM orchestration workflows.
• Collaborate with founding/product teams to turn field insights into core features and roadmap priorities.

Skills

Python

TypeScript/JavaScript

Full-stack development

Enterprise client experience

Shipping production code

Job description

Job Title

Forward Deployed Engineer

Salary

Not Disclosed

Company Description

Tavus is a $64M Series B AI company backed by Sequoia, Scale Venture Partners, and CRV, building a platform for real-time conversational video AI.

Job Description

As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Tavus, you will bridge the gap between cutting-edge conversational video technology and enterprise clients. You’ll embed with customers to scope and build integrations using Python and TypeScript, ensuring CVI workflows deliver real-time value. It’s a high-impact role combining full-stack engineering with strategic client relationships.

Location

New York, USA

Why this role is remarkable

• Shape the future of human-AI interaction by deploying real-time video agents that see, hear, and respond naturally rather than through text boxes.
• Join a high-growth Series B startup with $64M in funding from elite investors like Sequoia, Scale Venture Partners, and CRV.
• Drive direct business impact by owning the entire deployment lifecycle, from initial technical scoping to shipping production-ready integrations for enterprise clients.

What You Will Do

• Embed with enterprise clients to understand their specific workflows and design technical solutions that leverage Tavus’s Conversational Video Interface.
• Write production-grade code across the entire stack, including APIs, frontend components, infrastructure, and LLM orchestration workflows.
• Collaborate closely with the founding and product teams to turn field insights into core product features and roadmap priorities.

The ideal candidate

• Possesses strong full-stack engineering skills with proficiency in Python and TypeScript/JavaScript, and a proven track record of shipping production code.
• Demonstrates experience building complex integrations and managing technical relationships with customers, ideally within a fast-paced startup environment.
• Thrives in ambiguity and is comfortable taking vague customer requirements and transforming them into robust, deployed technical solutions.