Forward Deployed Engineer
About the role
Embed with a client, translate messy business problems into AI-powered systems, and ship those systems into production. This is a build role: you write the code, design the workflows, and own the result.
Responsibilities
- Sit with a client's team and map how the work actually happens, not how the org chart says it does
- Design AI-native replacements for manual workflows and build them to run in production
- Prototype in the CLI with AI agents, test against real data, and iterate with the client
- Run eval loops that prove a solution works, not just demos well
- Ship automations that replace hours of manual effort
- Write playbooks so the next similar deployment starts ahead
Requirements
- 2–5 years in business analysis, consulting, operations, or a similar problem-solving role
- Something you've built and shipped with AI tools that people actually used
- Comfort in the terminal; you pair with AI agents (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini) as a daily habit
- Strong discovery instincts: walk into a process, understand it, and find where it breaks
- Direct experience working with clients or stakeholders
Qualifications
We hire on proof, not pedigree. No CS degree or prior "engineer" title required. Nice to have:
- Prior client-facing delivery or implementation work
- A portfolio of automations, prototypes, or tools you can walk us through
Skills
Compensation & logistics: $120K–$180K base, benchmarked and paid regardless of outcomes, plus Sprint Point Velocity incentives tied to deployment impact
Health, dental, and vision coverage, plus a professional-development budget
Remote-first; travel depends on the client (fully remote to ~25–50% on-site)
US-based only: open to candidates located in the US and authorized to work here; we are not sponsoring visas at this time
Benefits
To apply: share something you've built with AI: a repo, a Loom, or a short writeup
If reading this made you excited rather than worried, we should talk.
How to apply
Apply below. We evaluate artifacts over résumés — share something you've built with AI.
ForgeVista is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate candidates based on demonstrated ability and proven immersion — not pedigree or credentials.