Forward Deployed Engineer
Raydar
Forward Deployed Engineer
Raydar
AI-powered recruiting agency for tech roles
Raydar · San Mateo, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-12
Salary: USD 230,000–300,000
Workplace: hybrid
About the company
Our client is a fast-growing software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Serve as the lead technical advisor for a set of key accounts, shepherding each one from initial setup through live production use of a software platform. The work involves designing secure, scalable architectures in varied customer environments and collaborating with internal teams to convert customer needs into technical plans. Occasional visits to customer locations are expected.
What you'll do
- Lead each key account through setup, installation and go-live from beginning to end.
- Act as the main technical contact, building lasting relationships and encouraging adoption in complex hybrid and self-hosted environments.
- Design secure, scalable workflows that span compute, storage, networking and distributed systems across multiple cloud providers and on-prem Kubernetes.
- Collaborate with sales, engineering and research colleagues to shape technical approaches that fit customer needs.
- Bring customer feedback back to the product team to inform the roadmap.
- Visit customer sites as required for important engagements.
What we're looking for
- 5+ years in a customer-facing technical role, such as solutions or implementation engineering.
- Solid background in distributed systems, data platforms and self-hosted or hybrid infrastructure.
- Deep working knowledge of the major cloud providers, including compute, storage, networking and identity management.
- A track record of installing software inside large organizations' own infrastructure.
- Practical experience training machine learning models and a firm understanding of the stages of model training.
- Proficiency in Python and AWS, with the ability to troubleshoot and take part in technical discussions throughout a project.
- Skill at turning vague customer needs into clear architecture.
- Ownership of the complete customer lifecycle after a sale, including onboarding, optimization and creating processes and playbooks from zero.
- Comfort working in a startup or other fast-changing, ambiguous setting.
- A technical degree, ideally in computer science or equivalent.
- Willingness to travel roughly 15% of the time.
Bonus points
- Familiarity with additional cloud platforms, self-hosted infrastructure or ML tooling.
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 230,000 to 300,000 per year
- Equity
- Health, dental and vision coverage
- Retirement plan with company match
- Unlimited paid time off
- Relocation assistance
Location and work model
- San Mateo, California, United States
- Hybrid, 4 days per week in office
- Full-time
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Raydar is an AI-powered talent acquisition firm that serves tech-focused organizations on a contingency basis, charging client companies only after a successful hire. It uses proprietary AI to identify a large pool of candidates and conducts a short 15-minute AI-driven interview (recorded and transcribed) before human recruiters review materials, provide interview prep, and assist with offers and negotiations. What sets it apart is the blend of automated sourcing and screening with hands-on human oversight and tailored client support. Its goal is to help organizations hire more efficiently by speeding up sourcing while maintaining thorough evaluation and negotiation assistance.
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