Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

Tamarind Bio • San Francisco, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

We’re hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer — one of the highest-leverage roles on the team. You’ll sit at the intersection of engineering, product, and customers — working directly with scientists, ML teams, and pharma stakeholders to deploy Tamarind into real-world workflows. This role owns the full arc: from first technical conversation → pilot → production deployment. Every deployment becomes a product signal, a reference customer, and a revenue driver. The customer relationship moves at the speed you move.

Requirements

• Strong engineering fundamentals (Python preferred)
• Experience working with AI/ML systems or data pipelines
• Ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
• Strong communication skills — able to interface with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Willingness to work onsite in San Francisco

Responsibilities

• Work directly with customers (scientists, ML teams, pharma orgs) to understand workflows and translate needs into deployable solutions
• Stand up AI/ML workflows using Tamarind’s platform — often within days of initial engagement
• Configure and deploy models (e.g. protein structure, docking, generative models) against real datasets
• Own pilots end-to-end — from scoping to execution to expansion
• Debug, adapt, and optimize workflows across compute, models, and data pipelines
• Partner with product and engineering to turn customer feedback into roadmap inputs
• Support technical discussions, demos, and deployments across the sales cycle

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed