Fundamental

Fundamental

Forward Deployed Full-Stack Engineer

San Francisco

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 180 days ago
TypeScriptPythonReactNext.jsNode.jsFastAPIBackend DevelopmentFull-Stack DevelopmentPostgreSQLRedisAWSGCPAzureDockerKubernetesTerraformCI/CDMachine LearningPandasData ScienceData VisualizationResearchCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • The Forward Deployed Engineer is an integral part of our FDE team, dedicated to driving the successful deployment of Fundamental products.
  • While our ML engineers focus on the model performance, you will focus on usability, integration, and system reliability.
  • You will work hand-in-hand with customers from the Proof of Value stage to post-implementation, ensuring our solutions are not just accurate, but accessible, secure, and seamlessly embedded in the client's production workflow.

Responsibilities

  • You'll individually architect and build production-grade applications that wrap our core models, turning projects into intuitive, high-value user experiences
  • You'll lead the last mile engineering efforts, handling API integration, data visualization, and authentication/security requirements (SSO, RBAC) within complex enterprise environments (VPC, on-prem, air-gapped)
  • You'll design and implement performant backend services to ingest customer data and serve model predictions at scale, ensuring low latency and high availability
  • Your collaboration with the Sales and Solution Architect teams will help align diverse stakeholders, building dashboards and tools that allow business users to inspect, trust, and act on predictions
  • Relocation support for employees moving to join the team in one of our

Requirements

  • You have 5+ years as a Full-Stack Engineer, with a track record of shipping production code in complex environments
  • You have deep proficiency in modern frontend frameworks (React, TypeScript, Next.js) and data visualization libraries (D3.js, Recharts, or similar)
  • You have strong experience with backend development (Python/FastAPI, Go, or Node.js) and database design (PostgreSQL, Redis)
  • You have experience with containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines
  • You are comfortable navigating enterprise security constraints and have experience integrating with identity providers (LDAP, SAML, OIDC)
  • You hold strong communication skills with an ability to translate architectural nuances into clear business value for non-technical stakeholders

Nice to have

  • Experience with cloud-native architectures (AWS, GCP, Azure) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
  • Experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineer, or Technical Consultant in a B2B software company

Compensation

  • Competitive compensation with salary and equity

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation with salary and equity
  • Comprehensive health coverage for you and your dependents, including medical, dental, vision, and 401K
  • Paid parental leave for all new parents, inclusive of adoptive and surrogate journeys

Company info

  • Founded by DeepMind alumni, Fundamental has developed NEXUS - the world's most powerful Large Tabular Model (LTM) - purpose-built for the structured records that actually drive enterprise decisions.

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