About the role
About Kilvin
Kilvin is an AI-native software agency that builds custom internal tools for non-technical teams. We deliver everything through our platform: a shared workspace for our clients to access and interact with their software. We believe strongly in the principle of personal software: technology purpose-built for the individual, and that AI-enabled software generation provides the greatest opportunity to bring personal software to the masses.
Founded by Chris and Jorrie - MIT CS grads and former Googlers.
The role
Our clients are operators, not engineers. What makes Kilvin work well is the tight loop between understanding what a client actually needs and shipping software that does it - quickly. As a Forward-Deployed Engineer, you'll own that loop end to end.
You'll be the face of Kilvin for a portfolio of clients: running discovery, extracting real requirements from messy workflows, and translating them into working software through a rapid prototype → feedback → implement cycle. You'll build with our AI-assisted development pipeline, demo early and often, and stay with your clients after launch - owning ongoing managed services that keep their tools running and improving.
This is a hybrid role by design: part engineer, part consultant, part product manager.
What you'll work on
- Client discovery & requirements - sitting down with non-technical teams in industries like healthcare, finance, and operations, understanding how they actually work and what drives success, and turning "we need a tool for X" into a clear, buildable spec with measurable outcomes.
- The prototype → feedback → implement loop - shipping working prototypes within days, walking clients through them live, incorporating feedback, and iterating until the clients’ needs have been met.
