Forward-Deployed Engineer

Alloy Robotics • San Francisco, CA

42d • Hybrid

About The Position

Alloy Robotics is seeking a Forward-Deployed Engineer to be the technical face of Alloy in the field. This role involves embedding with US robotics teams to ensure their data flows smoothly, building analyses that demonstrate value, and feeding learnings back into product development. The position is a blend of solutions engineering and product engineering, with a strong emphasis on customer interaction. Significant travel (50% or more) is expected, with weeks spent on-site with clients during pilot programs.

Requirements

• 3+ years of engineering with real customer-facing time
• Strong Python and data skills in a modern web stack
• Presence in a technical room: workshops, live debugging, off-script demos
• Self-direction in the field
• 50%+ travel appetite
• Based in or near San Francisco

Nice To Haves

• Robotics or hard-tech exposure (ROS/MCAP a plus)
• LLM and agent-systems experience
• Zero-to-one startup time

Responsibilities

• Own technical success end to end: onboarding, ingestion, integration
• Run pilots to conviction: define success criteria, build to them
• Embed on-site; be the engineer customers trust
• Ship field learnings back into the platform
• Build playbooks that make each deployment faster than the last

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Equity
• Flexible working arrangements

What This Job Offers

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