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Luma AILuma AIRedwood City, CA

Forward Deployed Engineer

Forward Deployed Engineers embed with customers to define problems and build production systems using Luma's AI models and APIs. They own projects end-to-end, from initial conversations to deployed solutions with real data.

170k – 290k/yr
Hybrid2+ YOESolutions Architecture

About the role

What You’ll Do

  • Work directly with customers to understand their workflows, constraints, and goals.
  • Define the problem — there is no PRD waiting for you.
  • Build production systems on Luma's APIs, models, and internal tools.
  • Prototype, ship, iterate, and maintain systems that customers depend on inside of real environments with real data.
  • Own projects end-to-end, from first conversation to deployed system.
  • Identify the patterns worth productizing and feed them back to platform and R&D.

Who You Are

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
  • 2+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Strong proficiency in at least one general-purpose language (Python, TypeScript, Go, or similar)
  • Experience building and shipping software end-to-end
  • Ability to work across the stack and learn unfamiliar systems quickly
  • Ability and interest to travel as needed to client sites

What Sets You Apart

  • A track record of shipping real systems with real users, not just completing assigned tasks.
  • High agency and strong prioritization skills — you can figure out the core problem and move.
  • Comfort defining your own path when there isn't one.
  • Evidence of working directly with customers or users, and translating what you heard into what you built.
  • Clear communication, including explaining a technical decision to a non-technical stakeholder.

Compensation

The base pay range for this role is $170,000 – $290,000 per year.

Skills

PythonTypeScriptGoSoftware EngineeringFull-Stack DevelopmentAPI IntegrationsSystem ArchitectureCustomer Workflow AnalysisPrototypingProduction Deployment
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