Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

Revive It Recruitment • New York, NY

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Revive Recruitment is partnering with a fast-growing, venture-backed AI startup that is transforming complex operational workflows through AI agents and automation. Having recently secured funding and experiencing significant growth, they're looking for a Founding Forward Deployed Engineer to work directly with customers, shape product direction and help scale an AI platform already delivering real-world impact.

Requirements

• 2-5 years of experience in Forward Deployed Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Software Engineering or similar customer-facing technical roles.
• Strong experience with TypeScript, SQL and AWS in production environments.
• Experience working in startup environments with end-to-end ownership of products or platform components.
• A passion for AI, LLMs, automation and solving real-world business problems.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work directly with customers and stakeholders.
• Evidence of building outside of work, whether through GitHub projects, side projects, open-source contributions or personal products.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with customers to understand operational challenges and translate them into scalable product solutions.
• Own projects end-to-end, from technical discovery and implementation through to deployment and ongoing optimisation.
• Work closely with engineering teams to build, test and ship AI-powered workflows and agent-based solutions.
• Help shape product direction by bringing customer feedback and real-world use cases back into the roadmap.
• Contribute to platform reliability, automation, evaluation frameworks and deployment processes.
• Operate at the intersection of engineering, product and customer success in a highly collaborative environment.

Benefits

• Join a founding team at an exciting stage of growth and help shape both the product and engineering culture.
• Work directly alongside experienced founders and engineers in a highly collaborative environment.
• Gain significant ownership and autonomy from day one.
• Exposure to customers, product strategy and technical decision-making.
• Competitive salary of $140,000 - $210,000 plus meaningful equity.
• The opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI systems that are solving real operational challenges for enterprise customers.

What This Job Offers

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