Forward Deployed Engineer
Runlayer · New York, NY; San Francisco Bay Area, CA; Remote (US)
Match pending Hybrid Posted 2026-10-19
Salary range sourced from Levels.fyi, Pave, and Synaxia placement history · Company intel: Crunchbase · StackShare · BuiltWith
About the role
This is a Forward Deployed Engineer opportunity with a Seed stage AI company. You’ll work with customers to deploy and adapt the platform. You’ll work with OpenAI and dbt, and build integrations. The ideal candidate will have engineering experience in a customer-facing role. The role is hybrid, based in New York, the San Francisco Bay Area or remote within the US. We're looking for someone curious, pragmatic, and eager to work across the stack with a small senior team. You'll own end-to-end delivery of major features, influence architecture, and mentor engineers.
What you'll do
- Ship customer-facing features on a weekly cadence.
- Partner with design and product on scoping and trade-offs.
- Drive technical quality through review, testing, and docs.
- Mentor one or two engineers on your team.
Requirements
OpenAIdbt
Hiring process
- Application review · 2 days
- Recruiter screen · 30 min
- Technical interview · 90 min
- Onsite loop · 3–4 hours
- Offer
Company
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Runlayer
Team not listed · — applicants
Mission-driven team building for a global audience. Remote-first, async-leaning, ships twice a week.
Why you'd fit
- Your top skills match 4/5 requirements
- Salary range matches your preferences
- Location match: New York, NY; San Francisco Bay Area, CA; Remote (US)
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