# Forward Deployed Engineer, Video at Protege

- Company: Protege
- What the company does: Protege is the trusted source for AI-ready, real world data and expertise at every stage of the AI lifecycle. Backed by a16z and CRV.
- Company website: https://withprotege.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-08-25
- Apply by: 2026-10-09
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/protege/5b9a6b80-3957-4fcc-9583-b8c977839343
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/protege-forward-deployed-engineer-video/

## About the role

We are building Protege to solve the biggest unmet need in AI — getting access to the right training data. The process today is time intensive, incredibly expensive, and often ends in failure. The Protege platform facilitates the secure, efficient, and privacy-centric exchange of AI training data.

## What they're looking for

- 3+ years of experience as an engineer, including meaningful exposure to customers or external technical stakeholders
- Experience working directly with media data, with a strong preference for video specifically
- Experience building and operating systems that process, analyze, or deliver data at scale
- Customer-facing ability, including translating ambiguous requirements, communicating trade-offs, and building trust with technical stakeholders
- Demonstrated end-to-end ownership, from initial problem definition through implementation, validation, and support
- High ambiguity tolerance and bias to action, with the judgment to know when to investigate further or push back

Tags: Engineering