# Forward Deployed Engineer

**Company:** [Exa](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/exa)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Salary:** $150k – $250k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Node.js, JavaScript, Rust, Frontend Development, Backend Development, API Development, Sales Engineering
**Posted:** 2025-06-26

> Forward Deployed Engineer collaborates with customers and engineering to close deals, build demos, take sales calls, analyze pipelines, and fix bugs across frontend/backend. Requires programming skills (e.g., Node.js servers) and customer-facing experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Bridge engineering and sales by working closely with customers and engineering teams.
- Build a Series B company from first outbound call to deal closed.
- Create coding tutorials demonstrating the Exa API.
- Take many sales calls each week.
- Analyze user interactions to improve sales pipeline.
- Fix bugs in frontend or backend reported by customers.

## Requirements
- Several years of programming experience (e.g., build a server in Node.js).
- Experience talking to customers (e.g., consultant or barista).
- Excited to wear many hats (sales, marketing, backend, frontend, etc.).
- Care about finding high-quality knowledge for AI applications.

## Benefits
- Premium healthcare (medical, dental, vision).
- Fertility benefits.
- Monthly wellness stipend.

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