Own execution throughout commercial, logistics, and finance operations. Skip the patchwork tools and brittle internal builds. Backed by Y Combinator.
About the role
We are looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer with 3+ years of experience to own the end-to-end technical deployment of CommodityAI's product with customers—from sales handoff through stable production. You'll be the first FDE hire at a YC-backed AI startup growing 3x in 6 months, acting as the technical PM, onboarding lead, and customer champion all in one.
What they're looking for
- 3–7 years of experience in forward deployed engineering, solutions engineering, implementation engineering, or another customer-facing technical deployment role
- Experience at an early-stage startup owning the full customer deployment lifecycle: onboarding, project management, and technical implementation
- Strong project management skills, with a demonstrated ability to juggle multiple concurrent customer deployments without dropping balls
- Deeply embedded in AI tools and agents in your day-to-day work. You should be actively automating your own workflows and building tooling, not just aware of the space
- Technically credible: able to read, write, and troubleshoot basic Python or TypeScript and understand APIs and data flows
- Comfortable translating messy real-world workflows into automations and working directly with non-technical end users
More about this role
We are looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer with 3+ years of experience to own the end-to-end technical deployment of CommodityAI's product with customers—from sales handoff through stable production. You'll be the first FDE hire at a YC-backed AI startup growing 3x in 6 months, acting as the technical PM, onboarding lead, and customer champion all in one.
YC-backed with real traction: CommodityAI is backed by Y Combinator and Rebel Fund and just crossed $2M ARR with 3x growth in 6 months. The sales pipeline is outpacing the team's ability to build and onboard.
First FDE hire with serious ownership: You'll be among the first 10 employees and directly shape how deployments get built and scaled. This isn't a support role—you own the full customer journey from sales handoff to stable production.
Compelling compensation and early-stage equity: $150K–$250K base with 0.25%–0.75% equity at a pre-seed company that's already generating real revenue.
Founded by operators who live the problem: The CEO is a former sugar trader with 10 years of experience. The team isn't guessing at customer pain—they've lived it firsthand.
A rare AI opportunity in an underserved industry: Commodities is...
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