Forward Deployed Engineer — Associate (Contract-to-Hire)
About The Position
This is a Forward Deployed Engineer (Associate) role designed for recent Master's graduates who want to launch their career at a fast-moving AI company. It starts as a 4-month contract and is built to convert to a full-time Forward Deployed Engineer position for the right person — the contract period is how we both find out if it's a great long-term fit. As an FDE, you'll sit at the intersection of our customers and our product: working alongside the FDE team to design, build, and deploy automations for real customers solving real problems. This is a customer-facing role, so we care most about maturity, judgment, and the ability to build trust with enterprise stakeholders. The technical craft — our platform, our tooling, the way we deploy — we will train you on. You'll be based on-site in our Mountain View office.
Requirements
- Completed (or completing) a Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Not currently enrolled in, or planning to return to, another degree program — you're ready for a full-time career.
- Solid programming fundamentals (comfortable with Python, or able to pick it up quickly).
- Excellent written and verbal communication, and eagerness to work directly with customers.
- Able to work on-site in Mountain View and authorized to work in the U.S. long-term.
Nice To Haves
- Maturity and professionalism — you carry yourself well with customers and senior stakeholders, communicate clearly, and follow through.
- Strong customer-facing skills — you listen well, ask the right questions, and can explain technical ideas to non-technical audiences with confidence and warmth.
- Sound judgment and ownership — you can navigate ambiguity, prioritize, and take responsibility for outcomes.
- A long-term mindset — you're looking to grow with one company, not for a short-term or seasonal role.
Responsibilities
- Work directly with customers to understand their processes, gather requirements, and troubleshoot issues.
- Build and deploy automations on the Kognitos platform, translating business needs into working solutions.
- Partner with product and engineering to surface customer feedback and help improve the platform.
- Prototype quickly, test with real data, and iterate based on what customers need.
Benefits
- Potential to convert to full-time
- We will train you on our platform, tooling, and deployment methods.
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Career Level
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