Reflection AI ยท 18 hours ago
Forward Deployed Engineer Lead
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
6+ years expReflection AI is on a mission to build open superintelligence and make it accessible to all. They are seeking a technical leader to build and scale their Forward Deployed Engineering function within the Applied AI team, responsible for bridging AI research with real-world enterprise deployments.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Partner with Deployment Strategists and Sales to understand enterprise customer needs, architect solutions, and develop transformative agentic applications
Architect and build complex agentic systems using state-of-the-art models, orchestrating sophisticated LLM workflows and integrating deeply with enterprise infrastructure
Collaborate with research teams to adapt and fine-tune models for customer-specific needs, contributing to our internal codebase for inference, fine-tuning, and evaluation
Own end-to-end deployments across hybrid environments (public cloud, VPC, and on-premises), ensuring production-grade scalability, performance, and reliability
Shape and scale the Forward Deployed Engineering organization by defining playbooks, best practices, technical standards, and mentorship to support team growth
Qualification
Required
Strong software engineering background with experience shipping production-grade systems (Python, Typescript)
Proven track record of deploying enterprise software in cloud or hybrid environments using modern DevOps practices (Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD)
Deep understanding of machine learning concepts and hands-on experience with modern AI stacks, including vector databases, RAG pipelines, agent orchestration, evaluations, and fine-tuning
6+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a technical leadership capacity delivering AI-driven enterprise solutions (e.g., Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Tech Lead, or Engineering Manager)
Demonstrated ability and interest to work in customer-facing environments, understanding user needs, architecting solutions for real business problems, and delivering tangible outcomes
Self-starter with high agency and ownership, excelling in fast-paced startup environments where playbooks are still being written
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
Fully paid parental leave for all new parents, including adoptive and surrogate journeys.
Financial support for family planning.
Paid time off when you need it, relocation support, and more perks that optimize your time.
Lunch and dinner are provided daily.
Regular off-sites and team celebrations.
Company
Reflection AI
Frontier open intelligence accessible to all. Our team previously built frontier LLMs at labs like DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic.
11-50 employees
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Current Stage
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