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Forward Deployed Engineer, Agent Studio

bareinsights
Posted 13 hours ago, valid for 13 days
Location

San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Salary

$215,000 - $300,000 per year

Contract type

Full Time

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  • This role is a high-ownership, customer-facing engineering position at a growing AI-native sales SaaS company.
  • Candidates should have over 5 years of engineering experience, ideally in roles such as technical founder or founding engineer.
  • The position requires at least 3 years of hands-on experience building production AI agents or workflows for external users.
  • The base salary for this role ranges from $215,000 to $300,000 annually, plus equity.
  • The role is hybrid, based in San Francisco, requiring on-site presence for more than 3 days a week.

About the Role

This is a high-ownership, customer-facing engineering role at a fast-growing AI-native sales SaaS company. You'll own the end-to-end deployment of AI agents directly with design partner customers, driving measurable revenue outcomes. It's a rare seat that combines deep technical work, direct customer embedding, and product influence — with no established playbook and high expectations for impact.

What You'll Do

  • Deploy and rapidly iterate on AI agents covering account strategy, prospecting, outbound emails, LinkedIn outreach, call prep, and follow-ups — targeting step-change improvements in customer pipeline metrics within trial periods.

  • Embed deeply with customers through shared channels, calls, and tight feedback loops, translating field observations into agent improvements within days.

  • Build agents that fully automate nuanced SDR workflows, with clear evals, trust calibration, and the ability to improve over time.

  • Own deployment outcomes end-to-end with GM-level accountability for customer revenue numbers.

  • Serve as the bridge between sales teams, engineering, and leadership — communicating agent capabilities, surfacing customer needs, and reporting deployment status fluently across all three audiences in a single day.

What We're Looking For

  • 5+ years of engineering experience, ideally as a technical founder, founding engineer, or forward-deployed engineer at a high-bar company.

  • 3+ years of hands-on experience building and shipping production AI agents or agentic workflows to external users as an individual contributor.

  • Demonstrated proficiency in prompt engineering, tool use, evals, and trust calibration for production AI systems.

  • Background in AI engineering at a recognized growth-stage startup or large tech company.

  • Proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript, and Python.

  • Direct experience troubleshooting with enterprise customers across complex, ambiguous tech stacks.

  • A track record of shipping production code — not consulting-only or configuration-focused roles.

  • Comfortable operating with ambiguity and driving outcomes without heavy process or manager direction.

  • Strong CS fundamentals — technical degree or equivalent demonstrated foundation.

  • Nice to have: 0-to-1 product ownership as a technical founder or early engineering hire; familiarity with GTM, sales workflows, or revenue-generating systems.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range: $215,000 – $300,000 USD annually, plus equity. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Location

Hybrid — San Francisco, CA. The team is in-office 3+ days per week; on-site presence in San Francisco is required.




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