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Forward Deployed Engineer - Strala

talentplutoSan Francisco, California🇺🇸United StatesPosted Oct 12, 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
On Site
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Posted
9 hours ago
Python

Job Description

Location: San Francisco, CA

Work Model: Onsite (fully in-person)

Industry: AI for enterprise insurance

Compensation: $165K-$250K base, plus competitive Series A equity

About the Company

Our partner is a fast-growing, Series A AI company backed by top-tier investors, automating end-to-end insurance claims processing for the largest carriers. Revenue has grown roughly 50% month over month, the team has scaled to around 70 people, and it is on track to more than double by year end. Engineering is Python-heavy and deeply agentic. The culture is fast, feedback-rich, low on bureaucracy, and fully in-person.

The Opportunity

Our partner is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to sit at the intersection of engineering and the customer. You will build real product while working directly with enterprise clients, roughly 70% deep technical work and 30% client-facing communication. You will own problems end to end in an environment where you rarely have all the data, and where agency and ownership are prized above process.

Responsibilities

  • Build and ship backend systems in a Python-heavy, agentic codebase
  • Work directly with enterprise clients to deploy and tailor solutions
  • Translate ambiguous customer needs into working software
  • Operate with high autonomy and ownership under fast deadlines

Requirements

  • 1-7 years of software engineering experience
  • Strong Python and backend fundamentals
  • Excellent communication; comfortable meeting and working with clients
  • Founding or early-stage startup experience preferred
  • Ability to operate in an unstructured, fast-moving environment