Forward Deployed Engineer
Forward Deployed Engineer at a high-growth AI startup in Sydney: partner directly with customers to identify where AI adds value, then design, build and deploy production solutions using Python, React, TypeScript, Node.js and LLM/genAI/agentic AI.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Sydney, Hillsborough County
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Solutions engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Strong software engineering background, ideally full-stack
- Hands-on experience with Python, React, TypeScript and Node.js
- Strong experience across LLMs, GenAI and agentic AI
- Good understanding of systems design, architecture, APIs, integrations and workflows
- Experience building production-grade enterprise applications
- Confident working directly with customers and senior stakeholders
- Able to translate business problems into practical technical solutions
- Comfortable challenging assumptions rather than just building what is requested
- Strong 0-1 / startup mindset: ownership, pace, ambiguity and getting things done
Nice to have
- Genuinely excited by the company, product and helping shape culture and growth in Australia
Full description
Forward Deployed Engineer – AI Startup
**Sydney
I’m working with a high-growth AI startup building out its Sydney team. They’re looking for exceptional engineers who combine strong software engineering foundations, hands-on AI experience, and the ability to work directly with customers.
This role is for someone who can understand a complex business problem, work out where AI can genuinely add value, design the right solution and then help build and deploy it.
What they’re looking for:
- Strong software engineering background, ideally full-stack
- Hands-on experience with Python, React, TypeScript and Node.js
- Strong experience across LLMs, GenAI and agentic AI
- Good understanding of systems design, architecture, APIs, integrations and workflows
- Experience building production-grade enterprise applications
- Confident working directly with customers and senior stakeholders
- Able to translate business problems into practical technical solutions
- Comfortable challenging assumptions rather than just building what is requested
- Strong 0–1 / startup mindset ownership, pace, ambiguity and getting things done
- Someone genuinely excited by the company, the product and helping shape the culture and drive growth in Australia
If you are someone who is excited by working on cutting edge technologies and being part of building one of the most exciting startups in Sydney this one is for you.