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Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

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About this role

Frontdesk seeks a Founding Forward Deployed Engineer to manage complex enterprise AI deployments from concept to production. You'll work directly with customers, build custom integrations and workflows, travel onsite as needed, and eventually scale this function into a full organization.

What you'll do

  • Own end-to-end deployment of enterprise customers' most complex use cases
  • Travel onsite to understand customer workflows and design tailored solutions
  • Build integrations, workflows, and tooling across voice, SMS, email, chat, and APIs
  • Debug and resolve deployment blockers across the full technical stack
  • Identify patterns from customer work and advocate for scalable product improvements
  • Collaborate with founders and engineering on product roadmap priorities

What they're looking for

  • Full-stack software engineering across multiple languages and frameworks
  • API integration and workflow orchestration design
  • Customer communication and technical problem-solving under ambiguity
  • LLM and AI systems understanding
  • Data pipeline and legacy system integration experience
  • Rapid prototyping and iteration speed
  • Product thinking and architectural pattern recognition
  • Cross-functional collaboration and leadership potential
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Pear VC

Pear VC invests in and supports AI-driven enterprise software companies building automation platforms, compliance systems, and specialized tools across industries like financial services, insurance, and software development. The portfolio companies are hiring founding and senior engineers to design core infrastructure, build AI systems, and develop scalable backend platforms alongside their leadership teams.

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Likely interview questions

  • Tell us about a time you owned an entire project from ambiguous requirements to production—what made you successful?
  • Describe your experience integrating with legacy or unfamiliar systems. How did you approach learning what you didn't know?
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