Forward Deployed Engineer

Who is Recruiting from Scratch: Recruiting from Scratch is a specialized talent firm dedicated to helping companies build exceptional teams. We partner closely with our clients to deeply understand their needs, then connect them with top-tier candidates who are not only highly skilled but also the right fit for the company’s culture and vision. Our mission is simple: place the best people in the right roles to drive long-term success for both clients and candidates. https://www.recruitingfromscratch.com/ Title of the Role: Forward Deployed Engineer Location: New York City Company Stage of Funding: Seed Stage AI Infrastructure Startup Office Type: Onsite Salary: $160,000 - $260,000 Base + Equity (0.5% - 1.25%) Company Description We're representing a well-funded AI infrastructure startup building a platform that enables business teams in highly regulated industries to safely deploy AI-powered automation. Their technology allows organizations in healthcare, financial services, insurance, legal, and other compliance-heavy sectors to leverage coding agents and workflow automation while maintaining enterprise-grade governance, security, and compliance standards. Founded by experienced operators from leading infrastructure and enterprise software companies, the team is tackling one of the largest opportunities in enterprise AI: enabling businesses to operationalize agentic workflows without compromising security, auditability, or regulatory requirements. What You Will Do Partner directly with enterprise customers to scope, design, and deploy AI-powered workflow automation solutions. Lead end-to-end implementations, ensuring successful adoption and measurable business impact across customer organizations. Serve as the bridge between customers and product development, translating field insights into platform improvements and new product capabilities. Build custom workflows, integrations, and solutions that address customer-specific operational challenges. Collaborate closely with engineering leadership to shape product roadmap priorities based on real-world customer feedback. Design and implement workflow automation systems that leverage AI agents, enterprise integrations, and governance controls. Help define best practices for deploying AI systems in regulated environments. Contribute directly to core platform development while maintaining close customer engagement. Identify recurring customer needs and transform them into scalable product features. Drive technical discussions with stakeholders ranging from individual contributors to executive leadership teams. Ideal Background 2+ years of experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineer, Product Engineer, Solutions Architect, or similar customer-facing technical role. Strong software engineering fundamentals with the ability to build production-quality solutions. Experience working directly with customers to understand business requirements and deliver technical solutions. Ability to balance customer-facing responsibilities with hands-on product development. Strong product instincts and a demonstrated ability to identify patterns across customer use cases. Experience operating in fast-paced startup environments with high levels of ownership and ambiguity. Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Proven track record of driving projects from concept through deployment. Preferred Experience building or deploying AI-powered products, agentic workflows, or automation platforms. Background working with enterprise software, workflow automation, developer platforms, or infrastructure products. Familiarity with compliance-sensitive industries such as healthcare, fintech, insurance, or legal technology. Strong UI/UX instincts and an appreciation for building intuitive user experiences. Experience gathering customer feedback and influencing product roadmap decisions. Prior startup experience, particularly as an early engineer or founding team member. Interest in developer tools, AI infrastructure, and enterprise automation. Compensation and Benefits $160,000 - $260,000 base salary. Meaningful early-stage equity package. Medical, dental, and vision coverage. 401(k) with company match. Daily meal and coffee stipend. Opportunity to join as an early member of a highly ambitious startup building foundational AI infrastructure. Direct collaboration with experienced founders and significant influence over product direction. Beautiful office space in New York City with a strong in-person culture. High ownership role with significant opportunities for growth as the company scales. Fast-moving interview process including a paid onsite work trial to ensure strong mutual fit. Show more Show less