Forward Deployed Software Engineer - SF

FDE Times; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance

Job summary

FDE Times is seeking a senior full-stack engineer to partner with strategic customers in San Francisco, crafting scalable solutions using OpenAI APIs from prototype to production.

You will collaborate with product, research, sales, and engineering teams, documenting best practices and translating customer feedback into actionable improvements. This role requires strong technical leadership in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of professional full-stack engineering experience.
• Customer-facing experience is highly desirable.
• Experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL is relevant; startup founding or early-stage product-building experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with strategic customers to understand challenges and build scalable full-stack solutions using OpenAI APIs.
• Work hands-on with customer teams and cross-functional partners from product, research, sales, and engineering.
• Document best practices and share actionable customer feedback.

Skills

Full-Stack Engineering

Customer Engagement

Solution Architecture

Software Development

OpenAI APIs

Relational Databases

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Project Planning

Technical Advising

Iterative Development

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Job description

Partner with strategic customers to understand their challenges and build scalable, full-stack solutions using OpenAI APIs, from prototypes through production deployments. Work hands-on with customer teams and internal product, research, sales, and engineering partners, while documenting best practices and sharing actionable customer feedback.

Requirements: Requires at least seven years of professional full-stack engineering experience, with customer-facing experience highly desirable. Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL is relevant; startup founding or early-stage product-building experience is a plus.

Key Skills: Full-Stack Engineering, Customer Engagement, Solution Architecture, Software Development, OpenAI APIs, Relational Databases, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Project Planning, Technical Advising, Iterative Development, Cross-Functional Collaboration

Benefits: Relocation Assistance