# Forward Deployed AI Engineer at Sardine

- Company: Sardine
- What the company does: The top agentic risk platform used by leading banks and merchants worldwide to stop fraud in real-time, prevent AI-driven attacks, automate fraud & AML operations. Backed by a16z and GV.
- Company website: https://www.sardine.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: North America
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $160K to $210K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-11
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/sardine/4ff32b5d-13c6-4024-826c-04ed2881d688
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/sardine-forward-deployed-ai-engineer/

## About the role

As a Forward Deployed AI Engineer at Sardine, you will act as the crucial bridge between our state-of-the-art AI capabilities and our clients' most complex fraud, compliance, and complex workflow challenges. You will operate with high levels of ownership, embedding directly with our clients to understand their unique operational pain points, scope the requirements, and then roll up your sleeves to build the solution.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of experience in Data Science or Applied AI
- Proficiency in Python and SQL for complex data manipulation, pipeline building, and model integration
- A creative, critical thinker with a "get-things-done" mentality, who thrives autonomously and is obsessed with delivering measurable business value
- Exceptional ability to own the end-to-end solution lifecycle, including the ability to comfortably translate ambiguous client challenges into concrete requirements and deliver the final product

Tags: Engineering