# Forward Deployed Engineer

**Company:** [Actively AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/actively-ai)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Salary:** $140k – $180k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Python, SQL, Machine Learning, LLMs, Salesforce, Data Analysis
**Posted:** 2026-04-28

> Forward Deployed Engineer integrates customer data from Salesforce, customizes AI configurations, analyzes model performance with Python/SQL/ML, and iterates hands-on during onboarding/pilots to drive ROI and scale implementations. Requires 3+ years customer-facing experience, strong technical skills, and high ownership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Work closely with customers during onboarding and pilot phases: integrate their data (connecting to Salesforce, understanding and transforming data into standardized format), customize configurations, and iterate in real time.
- Identify opportunities to improve tooling, deployment playbooks, and product defaults to streamline future implementations.
- Analyze customer data, model performance, and dig into issues using SQL and Python.
- Own delivery for customers, ship quickly, and iterate based on feedback on LLM + ML model performance.

## Requirements
- Incredibly detail oriented with ability to manage multiple customer requests and translate into code.
- Very strong engineering, ML, and data background: great **Python** & **SQL** skills, ML fundamentals, interest/experience with **LLMs**.
- High autonomy, ambitiousness, ownership; pragmatic and love to ship quickly.
- Great communicator with technical & GTM skills; scrappy and customer-focused.
- High learning agility and stellar career trajectory.

## Nice-to-Haves
- 3+ years experience working closely with internal stakeholders or customers (e.g., founder, Data Scientist, Solutions/Forward Deployed Engineer).
- Experience owning customer delivery.
- Experience at hyper-growth startup or top tech company.

## Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: **$140,000 - $180,000 USD**
- Competitive equity, health/dental/vision, unlimited PTO, catered meals, stocked kitchen, commuter benefits.

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