Forward Deployed Engineer

Dimensional is building the operating system for general-purpose robotics — the foundational software layer that sits between robot hardware and AI models, enabling robots to perceive, reason, learn, and act across diverse real-world environments. The platform is open source and available on GitHub, and is actively deployed across verticals including security, agriculture, and data centers.

The company has raised $30M, making it one of the best-capitalized software robotics startups in the space. Dimensional is also the distribution partner for two of the largest robotics hardware OEMs in the world, giving the platform unique go-to-market reach. The CEO previously co-founded Mock Industries, now valued at $1.8B after raising $500M.

The team is roughly 10 people in San Francisco, almost entirely engineers and the founder. Flat structure, high ownership, and a product-focused culture built around shipping real systems into real environments.

The Opportunity

Dimensional is looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to work directly with customers on real-world robotic deployments. You will be the technical bridge between customer requirements and Dimensional's platform — translating ambiguous needs into defined specs, integrating the stack into production environments, and shipping back-end code to make it work.

This is not a support role or an integration specialist role. You will own deployments end-to-end, navigate unfamiliar codebases, find issues, and fix them. The work is hands-on, customer-facing, and requires genuine comfort with physical systems and production environments. Expect domestic travel 10-25% of the time.

What You'll Do

• •      Own end-to-end customer deployments and integrations of Dimensional's platform in production environments
• •      Navigate the Python codebase, identify issues, and ship back-end code to resolve them
• •      Translate ambiguous customer requirements into defined technical specifications and deploy them into the stack
• •      Work directly with customers on-site to support integration, commissioning, and troubleshooting of robotic systems
• •      Collaborate closely with the core engineering team to surface field learnings and improve the platform

You Should Have

• •      2-4 years of experience in full-stack (back-end leaning) software engineering, robotics engineering, or forward deployed engineering with an engineering foundation
• •      Experience at an early or growth-stage startup, or Big Tech with demonstrated robotics interest
• •      Proven ownership of end-to-end customer deployments or integrations of complex technical systems in production
• •      Python proficiency; ability to navigate unfamiliar codebases and ship back-end code independently
• •      Genuine interest in robotics or physical automation
• •      Willingness to travel domestically 10-25% to client sites

Nice to Have

• •      Proficiency in Rust and TypeScript
• •      Exposure to robotics middleware, ROS, or physical systems integration
• •      Hands-on experience with hardware deployment in real-world environments