Forward-Deployed Engineer with YC Startup Experience

Pragmatike; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Pragmatike seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer with YC startup experience to work directly with enterprise customers. You will translate real-world requirements into production systems, build and deploy customer solutions, and drive adoption of the company’s AI-powered infrastructure.

This highly technical role blends software development with hands-on implementation and customer collaboration. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of software engineering, strong Python/TypeScript/Go skills, and a proven

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong programming experience in Python, TypeScript, Go, or similar languages.
• Experience building and deploying production software.
• Strong systems, API, integration, and debugging skills.
• Experience working directly with customers or cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
• Strong communication and technical problem-solving skills.
• High ownership and ability to independently drive projects.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with customers to understand technical requirements and operational challenges.
• Build, deploy, and customize production solutions in customer environments.
• Develop integrations, automation, APIs, and internal tooling.
• Translate customer feedback into actionable product and engineering requirements.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues across application and infrastructure layers.
• Partner closely with Product and Engineering to improve platform capabilities.
• Own projects from technical discovery through deployment and iteration.
• Develop reusable solutions that can scale across multiple customers.
• Improve deployment processes, documentation, observability, and reliability.
• Act as a technical advisor and trusted engineering partner to customers.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Go

Production software

Systems design

APIs & integrations

Customer collaboration

Problem solving

Ownership

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Pragmatike seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer with YC startup experience to work directly with enterprise customers. You will translate real-world requirements into production systems, build and deploy customer solutions, and drive adoption of the company’s AI-powered infrastructure.

This highly technical role blends software development with hands-on implementation and customer collaboration. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of software engineering, strong Python/TypeScript/Go skills, and a proven