# AI-Native Forward Deployed Engineer at tread.io

- Company: tread.io
- What the company does: Backed by Techstars.
- Company website: https://tread.io
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $120K to $160K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tread/4c347015-3b0c-4dc1-bbf1-60d21d72bea9
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/tread-io-ai-native-forward-deployed-engineer/

## About the role

Reporting to the VP of Customer Operations, this role sits at the intersection of Customer Operations, Product, and Engineering. You'll work directly with customers to understand how they operate, then turn those insights into shipped software, AI-powered workflows, and product improvements.

## What they're looking for

- 2+ years of software engineering experience. You can write production code in at least one of: Ruby/Rails, JavaScript/React, Python, or equivalent
- Comfort with APIs, databases, and data pipelines. You can read a GraphQL schema, debug an integration, and write a migration
- Customer-facing instincts. You can sit in a room with a VP of Operations at a trucking company and earn their trust
- Bias toward action. You see a problem, you fix it. You don't wait for a ticket
- Strong written and verbal communication. You can translate a messy customer conversation into a clear problem statement and a proposed solution
- Willingness to travel frequently to customer sites (at least once a month)

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