Forward Deployed Engineer - Mountain View

About this role

CommerceIQ seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to build and deploy AI-driven solutions for Fortune 100 brands in e-commerce. You'll work directly with founders and executives to prototype solutions, integrate customer data systems, and transform successful patterns into core product features while traveling to client sites.

What you'll do

• Partner with AI Product Managers to understand customer problems and rapidly develop working prototypes
• Integrate data from ERPs, e-commerce platforms, and APIs to build custom AI agents
• Lead customer demonstrations and proof-of-concept projects, measuring and optimizing AI outcomes
• Instrument and tune models using production feedback to improve prototype performance
• Collaborate with Bangalore engineering team to transform prototypes into scalable product features
• Help define the company's first forward deployed engineering function and customer engagement model

What they're looking for

• AI/machine learning engineering
• Full-stack software development
• API integration and data ingestion
• Prototyping and rapid iteration
• Customer engagement and communication
• SQL and database querying
• Python or similar programming languages
• Cloud platforms or SaaS architectures

Benefits

• Direct reporting to Head of AI Strategy and Outcomes
• Founding role with high visibility and influence on company direction
• Collaboration with executive leadership and enterprise customers
• Opportunity to shape new function and working processes
• Work with world's largest brands in AI-driven commerce