# Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Inference at Friendliai

- Company: Friendliai
- What the company does: FriendliAI is the fastest inference cloud for agents, built to run frontier open-weight models in production at scale. Backed by Sierra Ventures.
- Company website: https://friendli.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-10-07
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/friendliai/cd82b036-83df-4f10-88b7-96d79c0fec6d?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/friendliai-forward-deployed-engineer-ai-inference/

## About the role

FriendliAI is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to assist enterprises in deploying, scaling, and operating generative and agentic AI workloads on FriendliAI infrastructure. You will work directly with customers to solve and implement production-grade applications using our products, such as Serverless Endpoints, Dedicated Endpoints, or Container. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 3+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or reliability engineering
- Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
- Proficiency with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and Helm
- Strong foundation in distributed systems, networking, and performance tuning
- Experience with GPU-based computing and generative AI model serving workloads
- Strong technical background in backend systems or AI tooling

Tags: Engineering

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