# Forward deployed engineer Chicago at Root

- Company: Root
- What the company does: Aikido creates CVE-free container images at an unprecedented pace, enabling you to fix vulnerabilities for all projects without risking any breakage. Backed by Insight.
- Company website: https://www.root.io/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-07-03
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://aikidosecurity.recruitee.com/o/forward-deployed-engineer-chicago
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/root-forward-deployed-engineer-chicago/

## About the role

We’re taking on legacy security tools teams have been stuck with, and we’re winning. If you want to help us take market share and build products developers actually enjoy using, you’re in the right place. Founded in 2022 by third-time founders, Aikido has $85M in the bank and a long runway ahead. We’re building toward self-securing software. Join an all-star team. Take real ownership. Push boundaries. Build things that matter.