Forward Deployed Full-Stack Engineer Commercial San Francisco

Fundamental Technologies Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + equity

Comprehensive health coverage for you

Relocation support

Diversity of thought culture

Job summary

Fundamental is seeking a Forward Deployed Full-Stack Engineer to build the critical integration layers and interfaces that enable our customers to adopt NEXUS. The role involves owning production-grade applications, API integration, data visualization, and authentication within enterprise environments.

You will collaborate with IT security, application owners, and business users to translate field requirements into features on our roadmap.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years as a Full-Stack Engineer, shipping production code in complex environments.
• Strong frontend with React, TS, Next.js and data viz libraries (D3.js, Recharts).
• Backend experience with Python/FastAPI, Go, or Node.js; DB design with PostgreSQL/Redis.
• Experience with containers (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with enterprise security constraints and identity providers (LDAP, SAML, OIDC).
• Excellent communication translating architecture to business value.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build production-grade applications wrapping core models for user-friendly experiences.
• Lead last mile engineering: API integration, data visualization, authentication/security (SSO, RBAC) in enterprise environments.
• Design and implement backend services to ingest data and serve predictions with low latency and high availability.
• Collaborate with research/product to translate field friction into roadmap inputs.
• Work with Sales and Solution Architect teams to create dashboards/tools for business users to inspect and trust predictions.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Next.js

Data visualization

Python/FastAPI

Go

Node.js

PostgreSQL

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

SSO/RBAC/LDAP/SAML/OIDC

Communication

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform

Job description

Forward Deployed Full-Stack Engineer

About Fundamental

Fundamental is an AI company pioneering the future of enterprise decision-making. Founded by DeepMind alumni, Fundamental has developed NEXUS – the world's most powerful Large Tabular Model (LTM) – purpose-built for the structured records that actually drive enterprise decisions. Backed by world class investors and trusted by Fortune 100 companies, Fundamental unlocks trillions of dollars of value by giving businesses the Power to Predict.

At Fundamental, you'll work on unprecedented technical challenges in foundation model development and build technology that transforms how the world's largest companies make decisions. This is your opportunity to be part of a category-defining company from the ground-up. Join the team defining the future of enterprise AI.

About the role

Fundamental is seeking a Forward Deployed Full-Stack Engineer to build the critical integration layers and interfaces that allow our customers to adopt NEXUS.

The Forward Deployed Engineer is an integral part of our FDE team, dedicated to driving the successful deployment of Fundamental products. While our ML engineers focus on the model performance, you will focus on usability, integration, and system reliability. You will work hand-in-hand with customers from the Proof of Value stage to post-implementation, ensuring our solutions are not just accurate, but accessible, secure, and seamlessly embedded in the client's production workflow. In this role, you’ll manage technical relationships with multiple stakeholders (IT security, application owners, and business users) and function as a key bridge, translating field requirements into features for our platform roadmap.

Key responsibilities

• You’ll individually architect and build production-grade applications that wrap our core models, turning projects into intuitive, high-value user experiences
• You’ll lead the last mile engineering efforts, handling API integration, data visualization, and authentication/security requirements (SSO, RBAC) within complex enterprise environments (VPC, on-prem, air-gapped)
• You’ll design and implement performant backend services to ingest customer data and serve model predictions at scale, ensuring low latency and high availability
• You’ll work in collaboration with our research and product teams to translate operational friction - such as data ingestion difficulties or UI gaps - into essential inputs for the Fundamental roadmap
• Your collaboration with the Sales and Solution Architect teams will help align diverse stakeholders, building dashboards and tools that allow business users to inspect, trust, and act on predictions

Must have

• You hold a BS/MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• You have 5+ years as a Full-Stack Engineer, with a track record of shipping production code in complex environments
• You have deep proficiency in modern frontend frameworks (React, TypeScript, Next.js) and data visualization libraries (D3.js, Recharts, or similar)
• You have strong experience with backend development (Python/FastAPI, Go, or Node.js) and database design (PostgreSQL, Redis)
• You have experience with containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines
• You are comfortable navigating enterprise security constraints and have experience integrating with identity providers (LDAP, SAML, OIDC)
• You hold strong communication skills with an ability to translate architectural nuances into clear business value for non-technical stakeholders

Nice to have

• Experience building tools for Data Science or ML workflows (e.g., labeling interfaces, model monitoring dashboards)
• Experience with cloud-native architectures (AWS, GCP, Azure) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineer, or Technical Consultant in a B2B software company
• Familiarity with data processing frameworks (Pandas, PySpark) to better collaborate with our ML counterparts

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with salary and equity
• Comprehensive health coverage for you and your dependents, including medical, dental, vision, and 401K
• Paid parental leave for all new parents, inclusive of adoptive and surrogate journeys
• Relocation support for employees moving to join the team in one of our office locations
• A mission-driven, low-ego culture that values diversity of thought, ownership, and bias toward action