Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

GRIDSIGHT; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

GRIDSIGHT seeks to establish a Forward Deployed Engineering function by embedding with power engineers and GTM teams to translate complex utility problems into product requirements. The role leads dogfooding, rollout, and adoption of AI-native tooling to enhance grid intelligence workflows.

The candidate should be a product-minded software engineer with Python and SQL strength and meaningful experience in power systems or utility infrastructure, capable of driving adoption in large enterprise

Qualifications

• Requires a product-minded software engineer with strong proficiency in Python and SQL and meaningful experience in power systems or utility infrastructure.
• Must possess high agency and the ability to drive technical adoption within complex enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Establish the Forward Deployed Engineering function by embedding with power engineers and GTM teams to translate complex utility problems into product requirements.
• Lead the dogfooding, rollout, and adoption of AI-native tooling to improve grid intelligence workflows.

Skills

Python

SQL

API Development

Data Pipelines

Cloud Systems

Power Systems Engineering

AI Tooling

Technical Leadership

Databricks

Product Management

Enterprise Software Delivery

Requirement Discovery

Software Prototyping

Tools

Databricks

Job description

Establish the Forward Deployed Engineering function by embedding with power engineers and GTM teams to translate complex utility problems into product requirements. Lead the dogfooding, rollout, and adoption of AI-native tooling to improve grid intelligence workflows.

Requirements

Requires a product-minded software engineer with strong proficiency in Python and SQL and meaningful experience in power systems or utility infrastructure. Must possess high agency and the ability to drive technical adoption within complex enterprise environments.

Key Skills

Python, SQL, API Development, Data Pipelines, Cloud Systems, Product Management, Power Systems Engineering, AI Tooling, Requirement Discovery, Software Prototyping, Enterprise Software Delivery, Technical Leadership, Databricks, Agentic Tooling, Customer Relationship Management