About the role
About Origin by Prelude Origin is building the next generation of endpoint security for the Semantic Era. As AI agents and LLMs fundamentally change how humans interface with computers, legacy signature-based defenses are failing. We are pioneering a new approach - moving from "known bad" detection to "contextual intent" understanding - to ensure enterprises can safely adopt the productivity of AI without the risk. Our platform monitors and protects some of the most important organizations in the world. We are backed by Sequoia Capital, Brightmind Ventures, IA Ventures and other top firms. Role Origin is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to be the bridge between our technology and the customers we protect. This is a customer-facing engineering role where you'll embed directly with customers to build bespoke solutions using Origin's endpoint observability platform. You'll spend 70% of your time building - integrating new telemetry sources, adding custom AI agent observability, extending the agent for unique environments, and developing capabilities tailored to customer needs. As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll work at the intersection of full-stack engineering and customer success. You'll be the technical expert who understands both our platform's capabilities and the customer's operational reality. This role requires someone who genuinely enjoys solving hard problems alongside customers. You'll collaborate with our research and development teams to translate field insights into product features, but your primary focus is hands-on engineering: building the custom integrations, workflows, and extensions that make Origin work perfectly in each customer environment. Travel may be required for this role, up to approximately 20%.
Responsibilities Partner directly with customers to understand their unique environments, operational constraints, and capability gaps Design and implement custom telemetry integrations: extend Origin's platform to ingest customer-specific data sources, proprietary log formats, and external threat intelligence Build bespoke detection and analytics capabilities: develop custom correlation logic, confidence scoring models, and automation workflows tailored to customer needs Extend the agent for unique environments: ensure Origin works flawlessly in specialized infrastructure, performance-constrained systems, and customer-specific deployment scenarios Develop full-stack solutions: build custom dashboards, API integrations, data pipelines, and frontend experiences that solve specific customer problems Gather customer feedback and field insights: translate real-world challenges into product