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Forward Deployed Engineer – Frontier AI

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Join a fast-growing YC-backed frontier AI company as a Forward Deployed Engineer, working at the intersection of software engineering, reinforcement learning, and customer deployment. You'll partner directly with researchers at leading AI labs to build and adapt technical environments, tooling, and workflows for next-generation agentic AI. The role requires strong hands-on software engineering skills, experience with AI evaluation systems, and the ability to translate ambiguous research requirements into production-ready solutions.

Key Highlights
YC-backed company with ~$42M run-rate revenue in under 8 months, team of ~10 people
Work directly with researchers at world-leading AI labs on frontier AI projects
Hands-on engineering role combining software development, RL, and customer deployment
Equity package of 0.15–0.30% with base salary $200k–$275k
Forward Deployed Engineering function expected to become a major part of the company as it scales
Key Responsibilities
Work directly with researchers at major AI labs to understand their goals and requirements
Build and adapt technical environments, tooling, and workflows for frontier AI projects
Write software, prototype new capabilities, and work with evaluation frameworks
Debug systems and make technical design decisions around bespoke projects
Engage with highly technical customers on calls and translate ambiguous research requirements into engineered solutions
Operate in ambiguous, zero-to-one environments and move quickly without sacrificing technical quality
Technical Skills Required
Python Reinforcement Learning AI Evaluation Systems
Benefits & Perks
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Meals and gym membership
401(k) matching
$10k+ relocation allowance
Nice to Have
Direct reinforcement learning experience
PhD or research background in reinforcement learning
Experience with TypeScript, Next.js, Docker, and AWS
Prior experience in high-growth applied AI companies
Experience building evals, benchmarks, or agent harnesses

Job Description

Forward Deployed Engineer – Frontier AI

San Francisco | On-site

$200k–$275k base + 0.15–0.30% equity

We’re partnering with one of the fastest-growing companies in the frontier AI ecosystem to hire Forward Deployed Engineers into its early technical team.

This is a small, highly technical, YC-backed company building the training infrastructure and environments used to improve the capabilities of frontier AI models. Its customers include some of the world’s leading AI labs, with the team working directly with researchers tackling the next generation of agentic AI.

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