Lead AI-driven projects for enterprise clients, build AI agents, and collaborate with cross-functional teams at a fast-growing AI startup.
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🚀 FORWARD DEPLOYED ENGINEER (AI) – FULCRUM
📍 San Francisco, CA (5 Days Onsite)
💰 Base Salary: Up to $235,000 + Equity (0.08%–0.15%)
🛂 H-1B Visa Sponsorship Available
🏆 Series A AI Startup | $25M Raised | Multiple 7-Figure ARR
🌐 Fulcrum
About Fulcrum
Fulcrum is building AI-powered automation software for the $1.5 trillion insurance industry. Backed by leading investors including Foundation Capital, South Park Commons, and CRV, Fulcrum has already achieved multiple seven figures in ARR and serves many of the largest insurance brokers in the United States.
🔥 Why This Opportunity?
✅ Work directly with enterprise customers solving real-world problems using AI
✅ Build cutting-edge AI agents and automation systems
✅ Own projects end-to-end from implementation through deployment
✅ High visibility role reporting directly to leadership
✅ Join a fast-growing startup with strong product-market fit
📋 RESPONSIBILITIES
1️⃣ Customer-Facing AI Development
- Work directly with enterprise customers to understand requirements
- Design, build, and deploy AI-powered solutions
- Configure and customize Fulcrum's platform for strategic clients
2️⃣ End-to-End Ownership
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- Lead customer implementations from kickoff through deployment
- Build integrations and custom workflows
- Drive successful project execution with minimal oversight
3️⃣ Product & Engineering Collaboration
- Partner closely with product and engineering teams
- Turn customer needs into scalable product features
- Contribute directly to the core platform roadmap
4️⃣ AI Agent Development
- Build advanced LLM-powered applications
- Develop autonomous AI agents and workflow automations
- Implement production-grade AI systems for enterprise customers
✅ MUST HAVE
Experience
- 2–4 years of experience in:
- Forward Deployed Engineering OR
- Backend Engineering with customer-facing experience
Company Background
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- Experience at a top AI startup or well-funded technology company
Technical Skills
- Strong proficiency in:
- Python
- TypeScript
- Experience building and deploying production software
AI Experience
- Hands-on experience building:
- LLM applications
- AI workflows
- Complex AI agents
Customer Focus
- Demonstrated experience solving customer-specific problems
- Experience deploying technical solutions directly for customers
Education
- Bachelor's degree in:
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Related STEM field
- Degree from a Top 50 University preferred
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⭐ NICE TO HAVE
- Former Founder
- Founding Engineer
- Early-stage startup engineer
- Experience working directly with enterprise customers
- Experience building AI-powered integrations
- Startup experience in high-growth environments
- Experience owning products from concept to deployment
🚫 NOT A FIT IF
- Solutions Architect
- Solutions Engineer
- Pre-Sales Engineer
- Primarily internal platform/infrastructure work
- No customer-facing implementation experience
- Limited coding experience in Python and TypeScript
- Experience primarily at lower-caliber AI companies
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