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Forward Deployed Software Engineer

ConductorAI · Washington, DC · Remote

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About ConductorAI

Decisions in minutes, not months. Backed by a16z and Lux.

About the role

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will sit at the intersection of engineering and customer partnership. You will be onsite with customers regularly, building trust, diagnosing needs, and translating user feedback directly into product improvements. You are still fundamentally an engineer: you will write code, debug systems, and help shape the architecture of a platform built to leverage LLMs and modern AI application techniques. But you are equally comfortable in a customer briefing room as you are in a terminal.

What they're looking for

  • Active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance required at time of hire, required due to the classified nature of work performed under US government contracts
  • US citizenship required by applicable federal law and government contract obligations (ITAR/EAR), we are unable to consider green card holders or sponsor visas for this role
  • 2+ years of professional software engineering or forward deployed engineering experience
  • Proficiency in Python and TypeScript
  • Experience working directly with end users or customers in a technical capacity
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
More about this role

We value candidates who have significant experience with managing complexity, working independently, and are motivated by hard problems.

The ability to have real impact on mission-critical workflows

The chance to use state-of-the-art tech to solve novel problems with mission partners

The opportunity to define your role through time as we grow

Competitive salary and equity upside with annual merit refreshes based on impact

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will sit at the intersection of engineering and customer partnership. You will be onsite with customers regularly, building trust, diagnosing needs, and translating user feedback directly into product improvements. You are still fundamentally an engineer: you will write code, debug systems, and help shape the architecture of a platform built to leverage LLMs and modern AI application techniques. But you are equally comfortable in a customer briefing room as you are in a terminal.

This role is for someone who finds it energizing to own the full loop: understand the problem, build the solution, deploy it, and watch it create value for users in real time. You should be comfortable with ambiguity, have a bias for action, and take...

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