Forward Deployed Software Engineer Fast-growing software company San Francisco, California $150k USD base a year

raydar; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

Raydar seeks a Forward Deployed Software Engineer to own client deployments from initial conversations through shipped solutions. You will blend hands-on full-stack work with discovery, demos and ongoing technical account ownership.

The role offers a path into leading a team as you grow with customer-facing responsibilities. The ideal candidate has 1–5 years of backend or full-stack experience in Python and TypeScript, ships production software, and holds a quantitative degree.

Qualifications

• 1 to 5 years of full-stack or backend engineering experience using Python and TypeScript.
• A track record of shipping production software that real users rely on.
• A degree in a quantitative field such as computer science, math, physics or engineering.
• Genuine enjoyment of working directly with customers.

Responsibilities

• Tailor the platform's data intake and integrations to each new customer's file formats, systems and workflows so they reach value quickly.
• Run discovery sessions and site visits with experienced operators, and feed what you learn back into the core product.
• Build prototypes, internal tools and new workflows quickly, then harden the ones that prove useful.
• Create AI-driven automations that replace repetitive manual work you observe customers doing.
• Prepare and deliver demos, join customer visits and help convert pilots into paying accounts.
• Own the technical relationship after a sale, making sure customers get value and identifying the next problem to solve.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Customer-facing

Production software

Education

Quantitative degree (CS/Math/Physics/Engineering)

Job description

# Forward Deployed Software EngineerFast-growing software company* LocationSan Francisco, California* TypeFull-time* Posted6 October 2026Apply for this roleTalk to us firstYou apply on Workable, where Raydar manages applications.The role, as published## About the companyOur client is a fast-growing software company.## The roleRaydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Work as a customer-facing engineer who takes ownership of client deployments from first conversation through shipped solution. Combine hands-on full-stack development with discovery, demos and ongoing technical account ownership. The role offers a path into building and leading a team.## What you'll do* Tailor the platform's data intake and integrations to each new customer's file formats, systems and workflows so they reach value quickly.* **Run discovery sessions** and site visits with experienced operators, and feed what you learn back into the core product.* **Build prototypes**, internal tools and new workflows quickly, then harden the ones that prove useful.* **Create AI-driven automations that** replace repetitive manual work you observe customers doing.* Prepare and deliver demos, join customer visits and help convert pilots into paying accounts.* **Own the technical relationship after a sale**, making sure customers get value and identifying the next problem to solve.## What we're looking for* **1 to 5 years** of full-stack or backend engineering experience, using Python and TypeScript.* A track record of shipping production software that real users rely on.* A degree in a quantitative field such as computer science, math, physics or engineering.* Genuine enjoyment of working directly with customers.* Ability to explain technical tradeoffs clearly to non-technical buyers.* Comfort working on-site five days a week in a small, fast-moving team.## Bonus points* Evidence of building something from scratch, such as personal projects, a venture you launched or original open source work.* Prior customer-facing engineering experience, such as forward-deployed, sales or solutions engineering.* Good judgment about when to ship quickly and when to build carefully.* Regular use of AI coding assistants in your daily work.* Notable achievement in a competitive pursuit outside of your engineering career.* Familiarity with hardware, electrical, procurement or supply chain work, or with legacy system integrations.## Benefits* Health coverage* Paid time off## Location and work model* San Francisco, California, United States* On-site, five days per week in office* Full-time## Compensation, as the posting describes it* EquityPay$150kUSD base a year