Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Open Systems TechnologiesAbout the role
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Location: San Francisco, CA
Compensation: $200-300K
US Citizens/GC Holders Only
Candidates must be local to the SF Area
As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, you’ll deliver company’s voice AI solutions to enterprise clients, embedding with their teams to build production-ready systems. You’ll bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders with exceptional communication, driving adoption and shaping our platform through customer insights.
Responsibilities:
Lead end-to-end delivery of projects using company's voice agent platform - from prototyping to production, communicating progress and risks clearly.
Become go-to experts on building voice AI solutions, especially LLM prompting tips & tricks.
Build full-stack integrations (Python, JavaScript) with enterprise tools (e.g. CRMs, ERPs, scheduling tools)
Partner with sales to engage clients to gather requirements, prototype demos, and present system designs.
Scope projects, resolve blockers, and align teams with concise updates.
Codify reusable patterns into tools or platform components.
Translate field feedback into actionable product and GTM recommendations.
Qualifications:
2+ years as a Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Engineer, or similar customer-facing technical role or 2+ years of Software Engineer or Founding Engineer experience.
Excel at communication & explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
Have delivered systems in fast-paced, ambiguous settings.
Write production-grade code (Python, JavaScript, or similar).
Understand LLM-powered systems and their impact on user experience.
Proactively manage risks and maintain momentum under pressure.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of projects using company's voice agent platform - from prototyping to production, communicating progress and risks clearly.
- Become go-to experts on building voice AI solutions, especially LLM prompting tips & tricks.
- Build full-stack integrations (Python, JavaScript) with enterprise tools (e.g. CRMs, ERPs, scheduling tools)
- Partner with sales to engage clients to gather requirements, prototype demos, and present system designs.
- Scope projects, resolve blockers, and align teams with concise updates.
- Codify reusable patterns into tools or platform components.
- Translate field feedback into actionable product and GTM recommendations.
Qualifications
- 2+ years as a Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Engineer, or similar customer-facing technical role or 2+ years of Software Engineer or Founding Engineer experience.
- Excel at communication & explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Have delivered systems in fast-paced, ambiguous settings.
- Write production-grade code (Python, JavaScript, or similar).
- Understand LLM-powered systems and their impact on user experience.
- Proactively manage risks and maintain momentum under pressure.
Skills mentioned
About Open Systems Technologies
Open Systems Technologies is a tier-one vendor for the world's most competitive financial and technology companies, offering both full-time and contract recruiting services across the country. We offer a positive, entrepreneurial, high performing culture where all employees have the unique opportunity to run a full desk. Our office looks, feels, and operates like a start-up, but with the stability, clientele, and resources that only an industry veteran can provide. At our core, we are structured to be flexible. With over 30 years of experience, OST has been able to stand the test of time and remains the leading provider of IT staffing solutions in NY due to our forward thinking and adaptability through fluctuating job markets and evolving work cultures. Open Systems Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All decisions regarding employment will be made without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, the presence of any physical or mental disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.