# Forward Deployed Engineer at depthfirst

- Company: depthfirst
- What the company does: AI-native security that thinks like an elite security research team and works across your code, dependencies, infrastructure, and live environment. Backed by Accel.
- Company website: https://depthfirst.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-22
- Apply by: 2026-12-06
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/depthfirst/d5631d6b-bebf-4daa-bcc6-eff281c6dace?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/depthfirst-forward-deployed-engineer/

## About the role

We’re looking for a Forward-Deployed Engineer to help enterprise customers deploy and operate depthfirst in their environments. You’ll work directly with their security, infrastructure, and cloud teams to understand their architecture, navigate technical requirements, and own delivery from initial discovery through production readiness. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Experience building and operating production systems in infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, SRE, or a similar role
- Strong hands-on knowledge of cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes, including deploying, debugging, and operating applications in production
- A solid understanding of networking and cloud security fundamentals, including private connectivity, DNS, TLS, IAM, and access controls
- Ability to investigate problems across infrastructure and application boundaries, identify root causes, and implement fixes
- Proficiency in a language such as Go or Python, with experience shipping production code and automation
- Experience with infrastructure as code, deployment pipelines, and observability

Tags: Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/depthfirst-forward-deployed-engineer/