Bland · 1 month ago
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$120K/yr - $180K/yr
1+ years expBland AI is a series B startup focused on delivering human-like AI phone agents. The Forward Deployed Engineer will work directly with customers to design and deploy AI solutions, ensuring they meet unique business needs and drive real value through tailored agent development.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)InfrastructureMachine LearningTelecommunications
Responsibilities
Design and deploy AI solutions. Work closely with customers to translate their challenges into functional agents, integrating APIs and data sources to automate real business processes
Prototype fast, iterate faster. Build the first version quickly, get it into production, and refine based on real-world feedback
Collaborate deeply. Partner with customer teams across engineering, product, and operations to ensure the agent performs, scales, and delivers measurable outcomes
Own end-to-end delivery. From discovery call to deployment, you’ll lead the technical build, testing, and iteration — ensuring the experience feels natural, human, and on-brand
Drive adoption and expansion. Share results, train teams, and embed yourself within the customer organization to uncover new opportunities for automation and scale
Be the face of Bland. You are the customer’s champion, their best employee, and you treat them with unreasonable hospitality. You travel on-site, get to know our customers on a human level, and develop real relationships with our champions and other stakeholders, going above and beyond to host training sessions and dinners
Qualification
Required
1–5 years of experience in full-stack, AI, or solutions engineering roles where you owned builds from concept to production
Proven experience building and integrating AI or automation features into real-world applications
Hands-on experience integrating LLMs or AI SDKs into web applications
Strong comfort working with REST/JSON, scripting languages (Python or JavaScript), and modern dev tools (Git, NPM/PNPM)
Track record of ownership and grit — moments where you built something from scratch, solved hard problems, or exceeded expectations
Excellent communication skills — you can explain complex AI concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
Thrives in a fast-moving, high-intensity environment — motivated by challenge, curiosity, and the pursuit of great work
Willingness to work in-person frequently (SF HQ and customer sites) to collaborate and accelerate learning
Preferred
Hands-on experience experimenting with or deploying LLM-powered tools or agents
Prior startup or founder experience — you know what it takes to build without a playbook
Curiosity about AI agent design, orchestration, and automation systems
Experience working directly with customers to identify pain points and turn them into shipped solutions
A portfolio of personal or side projects that showcase creativity, technical depth, and persistence
Exceptional new grads with strong ownership and ambition are welcome to apply
Benefits
Meaningful equity
Benefits
Gorgeous office in Jackson Square, San Francisco (rooftop views & great coffee shops nearby)
Company
Bland
Automate every customer interaction with AI Phone Agents built specifically for enterprise.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$56MKey Investors
Emergence CapitalScale Venture Partners
2025-01-29Series B· $40M
2024-08-28Series A· $16M
2023-12-01Seed
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