Forward Deployed Engineer + AI Content Creator
Lights on Software · Forward, PA · Today
EngineeringFull-time
What You'll Do
- Embed with AI companies' customers: scope problems, prototype solutions, ship production systems.
- Create compelling content about FDE work: LinkedIn posts, video walkthroughs, technical tutorials.
- Use AI-first development workflows to move faster: prototype with modern AI coding tools, ship working demos in days not weeks.
- Educate the market on how FDE deployments work through tutorials, demos, and technical storytelling.
- Own outcomes end-to-end: from scoping through production deployment, with no hand-offs.
- Stay current with AI development tools and techniques to continuously improve delivery speed.
What You Bring
- 5+ years shipping software in production environments.
- Strong Python and/or TypeScript skills, with experience across AI/ML frameworks and cloud platforms.
- Comfort with ambiguity. Can take "we need AI" and turn it into a scoped, shippable plan.
- Exceptional communication skills. Can explain a technical architecture to a C-suite and debug a production outage at 2 AM.
- Self-managed and autonomous. Finds the highest-leverage problem and solves it.
- Experience with AI-first development tools (Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) is a strong plus.
Required Submissions
- LinkedIn Content: Examples of professional posts or articles you've published that demonstrate your ability to engage a technical audience.
- Writing Sample: A blog post or technical article showing you can communicate complex ideas clearly.
- Video Content: Links to tutorials, demos, or explainer videos you've created.
What We Offer
- Work directly with AI companies (Cohere, Tenstorrent, Saris AI) on their highest-value customer deployments.
- A team that's been doing FDE work for 10+ years, before the industry had a name for it.
- Full autonomy and trust. We hire senior people and let them run.
- Build a personal brand as an FDE thought leader through content creation.
- Note: This role offers significant career growth for business-minded engineers. FDE work develops leadership skills, executive-level communication, and deep domain expertise across industries.