Frontline Deployed Engineer: AI & Systems Leader

Capitolis; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Capitolis in San Francisco is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer with over 6 years of experience in software development. The role involves leading technical direction for customer-facing integrations and building mission-critical systems. Ideal candidates should have strong proficiency in Python, technical leadership experience, and the ability to work directly with customers. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary range from $148K to $275K along with equity options.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience building and shipping software in production environments.
• Demonstrated experience acting as a technical lead or domain owner for a team or major system.
• Strong debugging instincts and an ownership mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and technical design for complex, customer‑facing systems.
• Partner deeply with strategic customers to understand their architecture and workflows.
• Build and operate LLM‑ and agent‑based systems in real customer workflows.

Skills

Python

Technical Leadership

Distributed Systems

Communication

Debugging

Job description

Capitolis in San Francisco is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer with over 6 years of experience in software development. The role involves leading technical direction for customer-facing integrations and building mission-critical systems. Ideal candidates should have strong proficiency in Python, technical leadership experience, and the ability to work directly with customers. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary range from $148K to $275K along with equity options.