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    True Talent Solutions Partners

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    Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

    Chicago, United StatesOn-SiteFull-time$200k – $250k / yearPosted 2d ago
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    About the Role

    Join an applied AI team building and deploying solutions for vertical software businesses and their customers. In this founding role, you will own end-to-end technical deployments, work closely with company leadership, and help shape how the forward deployed engineering function grows.

    What You'll Do

    • Lead customer discovery and translate business challenges into technical specifications and AI workflows.

    • Build and own full deployment lifecycles, from initial development through customer adoption and ongoing maintenance.

    • Work on-site with customer teams, including senior leaders, to deliver solutions and support adoption.

    • Develop shared data models and workflows that can be productized across related industries.

    • Partner with company leadership to define and execute the applied AI strategy.

    • Help establish the forward deployed engineering team and its approach as the function expands.

    What We're Looking For

    • Four to six years of experience in forward deployed engineering or another technical, customer-facing role delivering enterprise B2B software or AI solutions.

    • Experience owning technical deployments end to end, including building solutions, driving customer adoption, and providing post-deployment support.

    • Strong engineering fundamentals, with a technical degree or equivalent experience.

    • Comfort across full-stack engineering, system architecture, data pipelines, AI/ML, and LLM application patterns.

    • Ability to translate between technical implementation and customer business needs, with meaningful enterprise software experience.

    • Willingness to travel approximately 50% and be based in Chicago or New York.

    • Must be authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

    Compensation & Benefits

    Base salary range: $200,000 to $250,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

    Location

    On-site in Chicago, Illinois, or New York, with five days per week in the office and approximately 50% travel to customer locations.

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    True Talent Solutions Partners

    A talent solutions partner that helps companies build and scale their teams.

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