Forward Deployed Engineer

About the role

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Job Title

Forward Deployed Engineer

Salary

Not Disclosed

Company Description

Tavus is a $64M Series B AI company backed by Sequoia, Scale Venture Partners, and CRV, building a platform for real-time conversational video AI.

Job Description

As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Tavus, you will bridge the gap between cutting-edge conversational video technology and enterprise clients. You’ll embed with customers to scope and build integrations using Python and TypeScript, ensuring CVI workflows deliver real-time value. It’s a high-impact role combining full-stack engineering with strategic client relationships.

Location

New York, USA

Why this role is remarkable

Shape the future of human-AI interaction by deploying real-time video agents that see, hear, and respond naturally rather than through text boxes.

Join a high-growth Series B startup with $64M in funding from elite investors like Sequoia, Scale Venture Partners, and CRV.

Drive direct business impact by owning the entire deployment lifecycle, from initial technical scoping to shipping production-ready integrations for enterprise clients.

What You Will Do

Embed with enterprise clients to understand their specific workflows and design technical solutions that leverage Tavus’s Conversational Video Interface.

Write production-grade code across the entire stack, including APIs, frontend components, infrastructure, and LLM orchestration workflows.

Collaborate closely with the founding and product teams to turn field insights into core product features and roadmap priorities.

The ideal candidate

Possesses strong full-stack engineering skills with proficiency in Python and TypeScript/JavaScript, and a proven track record of shipping production code.

Demonstrates experience building complex integrations and managing technical relationships with customers, ideally within a fast-paced startup environment.

Thrives in ambiguity and is comfortable taking vague customer requirements and transforming them into robust, deployed technical solutions.

Who are Jack & Jill?

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And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate.

How does this work?

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Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack's network.

If it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.

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