# Principal/Senior Forward Deployed Engineer at Fal.ai

- Company: Fal.ai
- What the company does: Easiest & most cost-effective way to use Gen AI. fal.ai is how devs integrate dozens of generative media models. FLUX, Kling, Hailuo +1000 more. Backed by Bessemer, Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia.
- Company website: https://fal.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $180K to $250K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-09
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/fal-ai/f8208e5c-d6ea-4fec-b270-71c0bf0fd3ba?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/fal-senior-staff-software-engineer-forward-deployed/

## About the role

As a Forward Deployed Engineer on Serverless, you will work directly with enterprise customers to help them deploy, scale, and operationalize their AI workloads on fal. This is a highly technical, customer-facing role where you’ll act as the bridge between Sales, Product and Infrastructure teams. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of engineering background (Proficiency with TypeScript, Python, Postgres, and Next.js)
- Experience working with customers in a technical capacity (Solutions Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, DevRel Engineer, or similar)
- Comfortable jumping into ambiguous customer problems and finding solutions fast
- Ability to understand complex systems and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong written communication skills (turning customer conversations into actionable specs/tasks)
- Experience working across APIs, infrastructure, and cloud environments

Tags: Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/fal-senior-staff-software-engineer-forward-deployed/