Founding Forward-Deployed Engineer for Enterprise Robotics

NextBigWhat; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Equity

Visa Support

Fully onsite

Job summary

NextBigWhat is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to own end-to-end technical delivery for its strategic robotics and frontier AI customers in San Mateo, CA. This hands-on engineer will manage data pipelines, write production-quality code, troubleshoot complex issues, and communicate effectively with high-profile clients.

The role is fully onsite, five days a week, offering the opportunity to shape the forward‑deployed engineering function while delivering impactful data and robotics

Qualifications

• Typically 5–8 years of software engineering experience in customer-facing roles.
• Strong Python and data-pipeline skills.
• Experience with robotics or AI workflows is a plus.
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own technical delivery for strategic robotics and frontier AI customers.
• Triage issues, debug, and resolve problems end-to-end.
• Translate complex concepts into clear customer guidance.
• Develop reusable tooling and playbooks to improve delivery pipelines.
• Help establish the forward‑deployed engineering function.

Skills

Software engineering

Python

Customer communication

Data pipelines

Tools

MCAP

HDF5

Job description

NextBigWhat is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to own end-to-end technical delivery for its strategic robotics and frontier AI customers in San Mateo, CA. This hands-on engineer will manage data pipelines, write production-quality code, troubleshoot complex issues, and communicate effectively with high-profile clients.

The role is fully onsite, five days a week, offering the opportunity to shape the forward‑deployed engineering function while delivering impactful data and robotics