# Forward Deployed Engineer

**Company:** [Bretton AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/bretton-ai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** ML Engineering
**Salary:** $150k – $200k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Python, APIs, Data Pipelines, Cloud Infrastructure, LLMs, Ai Systems, Backend Engineering, Data Engineering
**Posted:** 2026-03-10

> Forward Deployed Engineer deploys AI agents for financial services customers, handles onsite integrations in regulated environments, builds connectors and frameworks, and translates customer needs into product insights. Requires 2+ years software engineering with Python, APIs, data pipelines, cloud, and AI experience.

## Job Description

## What You'll Do
- Deploy Bretton's AI agents at banks, fintechs, and payments companies, navigating the security and compliance requirements that come with regulated environments.
- Travel onsite to work through last-mile connectivity challenges, from wiring up core banking integrations to resolving edge cases that only surface in live production.
- Partner with BSA officers, AML analysts, and risk teams to translate their workflows and regulatory requirements into agent behavior that reflects how their business actually works.
- Build the connectors, configuration tools, and internal frameworks that turn one-off customer solutions into repeatable platform capabilities.
- Guide customers from demo through go-live as a trusted technical advisor, helping them resolve issues quickly and expand the value they get from Bretton.
- Work cross-functionally with engineering, product, and GTM to remove blockers and do whatever it takes to make customers successful.
- Diagnose and resolve issues in real deployments by reproducing problems and collaborating with the engineering team to fix them.
- Translate customer usage into product insights by sharing customer needs with engineering and product teams and identifying opportunities to turn recurring solutions into product features.

## Technical Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience as a software engineer or similar
- Strong backend or data engineering background
- Experience with Python, APIs, data pipelines, and cloud infrastructure
- Previous experience in a customer-facing technical role (e.g., solutions engineer, forward deployed engineer, or technical implementation role) is a plus
- Actively building with LLMs and modern AI systems is a must

## Soft Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to explain AI systems to non-technical stakeholders
- Strong debugging and problem-solving mindset
- Comfort working with enterprise customers

## Compensation & Benefits
- $150k - $200k base salary + meaningful equity
- Comprehensive healthcare, 401k matching, commuter benefits
- 15 days PTO + holidays, unlimited sick days
- Flexible leave options
- Working late? We cover DoorDash and Uber home

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