Realmalliance

Forward Deployed Engineer - Birmingham, AL

Birmingham, AL · Exec

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 115 days ago

GitCloud PlatformsLinuxDevOpsData EngineeringComputer VisionLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingSCADA

About the role

Our platform deploys intelligence in various ways to improve productivity and safety - monitoring PPE compliance via computer vision, optimizing froth flotation processes, analyzing longwall shearer performance, tracking MSHA citation patterns, and more.
Our leadership team brings experience from Uber, Metropolis, and other high-bar organizations.
We're a small, senior team that ships daily to production mines.

Build a ground-truth understanding of customer operations-shadowing operators, analysts, and frontline teams to understand workflows, constraints, and integration requirements
Rapidly prototype tools and integrations in the field ("vibe-coding") to validate ideas, solve urgent problems, and prove feasibility before handing off to engineering
Lead all technical integration work, including APIs, data pipelines, hardware/software interfaces, and security/compliance-sensitive deployment setups
AI isn't just our product - it's how we build.

2+ years of software engineering or forward deployed / mission operations experience, with a record of shipping impactful work
Experience working directly with enterprise, industrial, government, defense, or security-critical products
Strong technical fluency and the ability to work closely with engineers-comfortable reading, writing, and debugging code enough to build prototypes
Low ego, high EQ, and exceptional collaborative instincts-able to build trust inside Realm and with external partners
Strong coding skills, problem-solving ability, and grasp of computer science fundamentals
Mastery of core development/infrastructure/DevOps tools (Git, Linux)
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional problem solving, influence technical teams, and drive projects from inception to delivery
Ability to thrive in ambiguous environments-strong prioritization, structured thinking, and comfort balancing long-term vision with immediate needs
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to simplify complexity for a wide range of stakeholders
Strong data instincts-comfortable analyzing data, forming hypotheses, and making data-informed decisions
Hands-on prototyping and AI-assisted coding skills; comfortable hacking together real solutions quickly to test ideas
Move fast, can tackle ambiguous problems, and sweat the details

Background deploying software to industrial or government settings, with an understanding of constraints like safety, latency, offline ops, or compliance
Familiarity with mobile or web applications, cloud infrastructure, IoT/industrial systems, or real-time data pipelines
Experience navigating sensitive or mission-critical customer environments
Expertise around mining, industrial safety regulations, etc.
Work on mission-critical problems at the intersection of AI, security, and global infrastructure
Shape the brand and product of a category-defining company from the ground up
High-ownership, high-impact role with direct influence on company growth
Based in US - citizen (preferred) or permanent resident

Our culture values high agency, deep ownership, collaboration, and autonomy across a fully remote workforce.
Ensure customers succeed in mission-critical contexts by enabling smooth deployment, data flow, connectivity, and operational reliability
Our founders started their careers at Palantir before going on to build Blend Labs (publicly traded fintech, founded as CTO) and Even (acquired by Walmart).
Spend >50% of your time onsite with customers in Birmingham, AL

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