Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

True Talent Solutions Partners; California (PA); On-site; USD 187,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

True Talent Solutions Partners seeks a Founding Forward Deployed Engineer for an early‑stage cybersecurity platform in California. You will work closely with enterprise security and IT teams to deploy, troubleshoot, and tailor product capabilities through hands‑on customer deployments and engineering.

You will build features end‑to‑end using Python, Go, or TypeScript, own a wide range of engineering challenges, and translate customer feedback into rapid product improvements.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience as a software engineer or forward deployed engineer, including shipping production software in a high‑bar engineering environment.
• Customer-facing engineering experience such as forward deployed, solutions, sales, or founding engineering work, or technical account management from forward deployed engineering.
• Experience with Python, Go, or TypeScript, plus architecture, databases, and scaling.

Responsibilities

• Run customer deployments and pilots, troubleshoot integrations in customer environments, and lead technical sessions with security and IT teams.
• Build product features and integrations end to end using Python, Go, or TypeScript.
• Own a broad range of practical engineering challenges across an early‑stage product.
• Turn customer feedback into product improvements and deliver them promptly.
• Adapt your focus to the most important engineering and customer needs each week.

Skills

Python

Go

TypeScript

Customer-facing engineering

Architecture

Databases

Scaling

Job description

About the Role

Join an early-stage cybersecurity team building a platform to secure and control enterprise AI. As a Founding Forward Deployed Engineer, you will work closely with enterprise security and IT teams while shaping product capabilities through hands‑on customer deployments and engineering.

What You’ll Do

• Run customer deployments and pilots, troubleshoot integrations in customer environments, and lead technical sessions with security and IT teams.
• Build product features and integrations end to end using Python, Go, or TypeScript.
• Own a broad range of practical engineering challenges across an early‑stage product.
• Turn customer feedback into product improvements and deliver them promptly.
• Adapt your focus to the most important engineering and customer needs each week.

What We’re Looking For

• Two to five years of experience as a software engineer or forward deployed engineer, including shipping production software in a high‑bar engineering environment.
• Customer‑facing engineering experience, such as forward deployed, solutions, sales, or founding engineering work, or technical account management experience developed from forward deployed engineering.
• Experience with at least one of Python, Go, or TypeScript, as well as architecture, databases, and scaling.
• Exposure to cybersecurity, identity, or enterprise IT.
• Experience across a range of employers, including startups or other technology companies beyond large technology firms.
• Authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $187,000 to $225,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On‑site in California, United States.