Hiring: Forward Deployed Engineer Company: Fonzi AI Location: San Francisco Bay Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 14:59:19 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: AI-powered products, retrieval, memory, agent frameworks, context engineering, eval pipelines, LLMs, agentic systems, software engineering fundamentals, startup environments Experience: - 2–8 years of experience - Ideally experience at at least one high-growth company - Has built AI-powered products end-to-end — not just prototypes, but systems handling real users - Thrives in startup environments where the problem is ambiguous and the team is small Required Skills: - Strong software engineering fundamentals - Deep awareness of what's happening at the frontier of LLMs and agentic systems - Ability to talk fluently about retrieval, memory, agent frameworks, context engineering, eval pipelines, and related cutting-edge topics - End-to-end building of AI-powered products that handle real users Qualifications: - Combines strong software engineering fundamentals with deep awareness of the frontier of LLMs and agentic systems - Genuine curiosity about AI and a passion for building with it - Strong communication skills and cultural fit - Comfortable with ambiguity and small teams Compensation: - $150,000 – $300,000+ base salary depending on experience and role - Many positions include meaningful equity at pre-seed through Series B stage companies Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!