Unlock New Career Opportunities with SA Technologies Inc.
We’re Hiring: Forward Deployed Engineer
At SA Technologies Inc., we believe in turning career aspirations into reality. As a CMMI Level 5 and Great Place to Work® Certified global IT consulting and services company—and recognized as one of the Best Places for Women—we are committed to building an inclusive, supportive, and high-performance workplace
Job Description
2. Forward Deployed Engineer / Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Job Title: Forward Deployed Engineer – AI
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Model: Onsite / Hybrid with customer interaction/travel as required
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly technical Forward Deployed Engineer who can operate at the intersection of customers, product, AI, and software engineering.
This is not a traditional pre-sales or Solutions Architect position. The successful candidate will be expected to write production-quality code, understand complex customer problems, rapidly prototype solutions, integrate with customer systems, and work with the core engineering team to turn successful implementations into scalable product capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Work directly with customers to understand complex technical and business problems.
- Translate ambiguous customer requirements into working technical solutions.
- Build prototypes and POCs rapidly and evolve successful solutions into production deployments.
- Develop integrations, APIs, backend services, data workflows, and AI-powered applications.
- Build with Python and/or TypeScript and modern cloud/backend technologies.
- Implement LLM, RAG, agentic, and Generative AI workflows where appropriate.
- Integrate products with customer data sources, APIs, databases, and enterprise systems.
- Troubleshoot technical issues across application, data, integration, and infrastructure layers.
- Partner closely with product and engineering to convert customer learnings into reusable product features.
- Own implementations from technical discovery through deployment and adoption.
- Communicate technical concepts effectively to both engineers and senior customer stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- Strong hands-on software engineering background.
- Proficiency with Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Go, Java, or similar languages.
- Experience developing APIs, integrations, backend applications, or full-stack products.
- Experience working directly with customers or end users on technical implementations.
- Ability to move quickly from discovery solution design prototype production.
- Strong debugging and systems-thinking skills.
- Experience working with modern cloud infrastructure and data systems.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment with significant ownership.
Highly Preferred
- Previous Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineer, Customer Engineer, Founding Engineer, or similar experience.
- Hands-on experience building production AI/LLM/agentic applications.
- Experience at an early-stage/high-growth technology company.
- Strong startup or 01 product-building experience.
- Ability and willingness to travel to customer sites when necessary.
Important: Candidates whose experience is primarily presentations, pre-sales demonstrations, or high-level solution architecture without substantial hands-on coding are unlikely to be suitable.
Why SA Technologies Inc.?
Empowering Work Environment: A Great Place to Work, especially celebrated as one of the Best Places for Women.
Excellence and Quality: A CMMI Level 5 Company, ensuring operational and service excellence.
Globally Acclaimed: A Microsoft Gold Partner and Google Partner, with over 20 years of global IT consulting and Development solutions delivery.
Have queries? We’re here to assist you! Chat live with our recruiter or connect with the job owner directly:
Email: suraj.dinda@satechglobal.us
Embark on a rewarding journey together with us! At SA Technologies Inc., your journey begins with a friendly technical assessment, providing a stage to highlight your unique skills.