Senior Forward-Deployed Engineer, AI-Driven Quoting

present of AI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SalesPatriot seeks a Lead-level engineer to work on-site in San Francisco, embedding with customers to learn quoting and purchasing workflows and to configure the platform accordingly. The role emphasizes delivering customer-facing projects with tangible outcomes and leading a team of forward deployed engineers.

You will write production TypeScript and React, run PostgreSQL queries, and own scoping calls independently while shaping automation behavior for defense and industrial clients.

Qualifications

• Senior engineer with customer-facing project ownership and measurable results.
• Experience leading forward deployed engineers and making scoping decisions.
• Strong production TypeScript/React code and SQL analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer-facing delivery with measurable results.
• Configure platform to fit client needs at on-site locations.
• Deploy AI automations and iterate based on feedback from procurement teams.
• Mentor and guide engineers on the team and in field deployments.
• Make scoping and trade-off decisions to balance value and feasibility.

Skills

Customer-facing leadership

Project scoping

AI platform deployment

Frontend development

SQL proficiency

Tools

TypeScript

React

PostgreSQL

Job description

SalesPatriot seeks a Lead-level engineer to work on-site in San Francisco, embedding with customers to learn quoting and purchasing workflows and to configure the platform accordingly. The role emphasizes delivering customer-facing projects with tangible outcomes and leading a team of forward deployed engineers.

You will write production TypeScript and React, run PostgreSQL queries, and own scoping calls independently while shaping automation behavior for defense and industrial clients.