# Forward Deployed Software Engineer
**Company:** [Salient](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/salient)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Salary:** $140K-$200K
**Experience:** 0+ years
**Skills:** Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, AI Agents, Voice Ai, Technical Documentation
**Posted:** 2026-05-12
> Works directly with customers to implement AI technology, build customizations, and own end-to-end high-stakes deployments. Requires strong coding in Python/TypeScript/JavaScript, customer-facing skills, and onsite presence in San Francisco 4 days/week.
## Job Description
## Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end implementation and execution of high-stakes customer engagements and projects, determining customer requirements and how best to apply our Voice AI Agent solution.
- Implement and build new features with customers, and integrate them into the core engineering product.

## Requirements
- Relevant college and post-college work experience in a fast-moving work environment.
- Customer-facing polish, with ability to extract requirements and run discovery - strong communicator.
- Ownership mindset — treats every deployment like a mission-critical project.
- **Strong hands-on coder** with proven proficiency in **Python**, **TypeScript**, or **JavaScript**.
- Excellence in technical documentation and cross-team communication.
- Ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical customers in a dynamic environment with evolving objectives and many iterations.
- Ability to work 4 days a week from our San Francisco office (open to candidates willing to relocate).
**Apply:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/forward-deployed-software-engineer-at-salient-2d8df360-7ff8-4606-9089-60adcdf75a6b
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