# Forward Deployed Engineer at Gradial

- Company: Gradial
- What the company does: Gradial helps enterprise marketing teams execute campaigns faster with AI agents that author, optimize, tag, and QA work across AEM, Salesforce, Jira, and more. Backed by Insight and Madrona.
- Company website: https://www.gradial.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $130K to $210K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-29
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gradial/jobs/4338052009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/gradial-forward-deployed-engineer/

## About the role

We’re hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to lead implementations of our AI platform directly with customers. This role is ideal for a technically fluent builder who thrives at the intersection of engineering and problem solving; someone who wants to be hands-on with code while shaping how some of the world’s most recognizable brands modernize their content operations.

## What they're looking for

- 1+ years of software engineering or technical implementation experience, ideally in customer-facing contexts
- Proficiency in programming languages such as TypeScript or similar, with a strong understanding of APIs and systems integration
- Ability to rapidly understand unfamiliar enterprise software architectures (CMS, DAM, workflow tools) and build integration paths
- Excellent communication skills. Confident translating for both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- High ownership mindset with comfort operating independently, navigating ambiguity
- Willingness to travel occasionally (

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