# Forward Deployed Engineer at primitive

- Company: primitive (YC P26)
- What the company does: communication for agents. Backed by Y Combinator and a16z speedrun.
- Company website: https://primitive.dev
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $190K to $230K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-19
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/primitive/jobs/xMBR7BQ-forward-deployed-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/primitive-forward-deployed-engineer/

## About the role

Own how primitive.dev gets embedded inside our customers’ systems. You will deploy agents into real business workflows, connect them to internal and external systems, and turn missing capabilities into durable parts of the platform. This role spans customer discovery, integrations, agent engineering, and product.

## What they're looking for

- 4+ years of building production software across APIs, backend systems, and infrastructure
- You can turn messy business requirements into reliable technical systems
- You can lead a customer call, understand an unfamiliar system, and build the integration yourself

Tags: Engineering