Forward Deployed Software Engineer
Location: Remote
Compensation: Hourly
Reviewed: Sat, Jul 25, 2026
This job expires in: 29 days
Job Summary
To accelerate AI transformation within engineering teams, the remote Forward Deployed Software Engineer will embed with product development teams to diagnose software development practices, design and deploy AI-powered tooling, and enhance productivity through process improvements.
Key responsibilities
- Embed with engineering teams to observe and map their software development lifecycle, identifying bottlenecks and manual toil
- Design, prototype, and implement AI tooling that addresses identified friction points in development processes
- Act as a technical evangelist, running workshops and producing documentation to build AI fluency across engineering teams
Required qualifications
- 8+ years of professional software development experience, including roles in architecture or technical leadership
- Demonstrated ability to design and build production-grade software across the full stack
- Direct experience integrating AI/LLM tooling into engineering workflows
- Strong systems thinking with the ability to analyze and improve a team's SDLC end-to-end
- Experience driving process or tooling change across engineering teams through influence and communication
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