# Forward Deployed Engineer

**Company:** [Tavily](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/tavily)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Retrieval-Augmented Generation, RAG, LLMs, Agent Architectures, Context Engineering, API Integrations, Proof-Of-Concept Development, Production Systems, Python, JavaScript
**Posted:** 2026-02-24

> Forward Deployed Engineer works directly with customers to design, prototype, and deploy Tavily API integrations into AI agent systems, spanning pre-sales to post-deployment. Requires 3+ years software engineering with AI expertise in RAG, LLMs, and agent stacks.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Work directly with customers to understand their use cases and build custom integrations using Tavily's API.
- Participate in pre-sales efforts, including sales calls, technical discovery, and proof-of-concept scoping.
- Design and implement prototypes, proofs of concept, and production-ready systems alongside client teams.
- Monitor API usage patterns and recommend improvements to increase reliability, efficiency, and coverage.
- Collaborate with internal teams to influence roadmap priorities based on customer needs and recurring technical challenges.
- Build reusable technical content including documentation, reference architectures, internal tools, and templates to scale future deployments.
- Represent Tavily in customer conversations, architecture reviews, post-deployment tracking, and partner-facing technical engagements.

## Ideal Profile
- 3+ years of software engineering experience, ideally in a customer-facing, consulting, or partner-focused role (e.g., Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Architect, Sales Engineer).
- Obsession with AI ecosystem - strong engineering skills and experience working with the modern agent stack.
- Deep understanding of agent architectures, **Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)**, **LLMs**, context engineering.

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