Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA
Full-time
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About the role

We're looking for exceptional people to join our engineering team as Forward Deployed Engineers. This is not your typical new grad role - we’re hiring cracked engineers eager to shape the future of agentic AI systems

What you'll do

  • Build enterprise-grade AI agents from the ground up
  • ⁠Work closely with our CTO, Sashank, who brings experience from building speech and language models at Apple’s AI/ML org
  • Talk to customers, understand their flows, and translate those into robust agentic solutions
  • Implement cutting-edge AI capabilities in production
  • Collaborate with a small, elite team of engineers from Google X, Microsoft, Apple, Meta, …

Why This Role

You’ll be at the forefront of AI agent system design, working alongside experienced engineers and contributing meaningfully from day one. This is a rare opportunity to get deep technical mentorship while building frontier tech that solves critical problems for businesses.

Who You Are

  • Recent graduate with a CS/related degree (or equivalent experience)
  • Strong foundation in software engineering principles
  • Passionate about AI, ML, and building intelligent systems
  • Self-directed problem solver who thrives in ambiguity
  • Experience with Python, modern web frameworks, and cloud infrastructure
  • Bonus: Prior work with LLMs, ML frameworks, or agent architectures

Our Culture

We’re a small, driven team that values technical rigor, intellectual curiosity, and speed. Our engineers come from top-tier teams like Microsoft, Apple. We care deeply about ownership and pushing boundaries together.

Location

San Francisco, CA (Remote options within USA available for exceptional candidates)

Compensation

Competitive salary, meaningful equity, comprehensive benefits

FurtherAI is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company.

About FurtherAI

AI Workforce for the Insurance Industry

Required skills

Python
React
TypeScript

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Job details

Salary

$120,000 - $180,000

Equity

0.1% - 0.2%

Location

San Francisco, CA

Experience

1+ years

Company

NameFurtherAI
IndustryB2B
Team Size36

Funding

Total raised

$5.5M

Last stage

Series A

Investors

Y Combinator
NNexus
SSouth Park Commons
CConverge

Founders

Sashank Gondala

Sashank Gondala

Founder

LinkedIn
Aman Gour

Aman Gour

Founder

LinkedIn

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.