Role: AI-Native Forward Deployed Engineer
Duration: Full time
Internal role (only W2 candidates)
Location: Remote
Experience: 1- 5 years of experience
AI-Native Forward Deployed Engineer
Work side-by-side with customers to build the next generation of AI-native enterprise software.
We''re Building the Next Generation of Enterprise Software
Software engineering is undergoing its biggest transformation in history. We believe the future belongs to engineers who collaborate with AI as teammates, orchestrate AI agents, and deliver business outcomes at unprecedented speed. As an AI-Native Forward Deployed Engineer, you''ll embed with enterprise customers, rapidly prototype solutions, deploy production-ready AI systems, and help define what enterprise engineering looks like in the age of AI. You will serve as a lighthouse for other team members, guiding the way and helping avoid hazards.
What We Mean by AI-Native
Our engineers collaborate with AI agents throughout the software lifecycle. They leverage our own Astra AI-Native development platform, Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and emerging agentic tooling to accelerate delivery while maintaining engineering excellence.
Our Engineering Principles
AI First
Customer Obsessed
Prototype Fast. Production Faster.
Humans + AI > Humans or AI Alone
Continuous Learning
Build Once. Reuse Everywhere
Engineering Excellence Matters
Teach While You Build
Your Mission
Embed with enterprise customers.
Build AI-native applications and agentic workflows.
Build multi-agent systems, MCP integrations, and RAG pipelines.
Prototype rapidly and productionize successful solutions.
Turn customer innovations into reusable capabilities.
Become a trusted technical advisor.
Technologies You May Work With
Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot
Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Gemini
LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, OpenAI Agents SDK
MCP, RAG, vector databases, AI evaluation, AI observability
Python, TypeScript, C#, Java, Go
Azure, AWS, Google Cloud
Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code
This Role Is For You If...
You get excited by new AI models.
You think AI-first.
You love solving customer problems.
You prototype in hours and iterate in days.
You love continuous learning.
You teach others.
You care about engineering excellence.
You measure success by customer impact.
Signals We Look For
You Think AI-First: Use AI agents as engineering teammates.
You Build at High Velocity: Prototype in hours and productionize in weeks.
You''re Fluent in Modern AI Engineering: Experience with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot or similar, plus LLMs and agent frameworks.
You Love Solving Customer Problems: Translate ambiguity into elegant solutions.
You Learn Relentlessly: Continuously adopt new AI capabilities.
You Think Like an Owner: Measure success through customer outcomes.
You Elevate Everyone Around You: Teach, mentor, and contribute reusable accelerators.
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