
Forward Deployed Engineer at SalesPatriot (San Francisco, CA)
SalesPatriot· San Francisco, CA·
Role details
Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full-Time
Job description
THE MISSION
America's industrial base runs on systems built in the 1980s.
Billions of dollars in critical components (F-35 parts, industrial assemblies, electronics, bolts, and hoses) still move through email threads, excel sheets, and disconnected ERPs.
We're replacing that with an AI-native platform that makes defense, aerospace, and industrial supply-chain operations nearly autonomous. Faster quoting. Faster procurement. Full visibility. Real operational intelligence for the companies our nation depends on.
QUICK FACTS
- YC W25 company. Top 5% growth in batch
- Raised $10M+ on a hyper-growth trajectory.
- Backed by Paul Graham, SV Angel, Pear VC, and CRV
- Team of 17 Co-live in our Warsaw & SF Hacker Houses
- 7 figure ARR transacting ~50M a week through our system
THE JOB
- Go. Fly out and plant yourself inside the customer's operation. Weekdays are onsite (Wisconsin, New York, Miami, Los Angeles); weekends we regroup at the SF HQ to debrief and keep building.
- Understand. Map how the company actually operates, from sales and supply chain teams to executives and CEOs. Learn the breakpoints choking their growth and speed.
- Implement. Configure automations within SP Studio tooling so the platform accurately reflects the customer's needs. Build trust and confidence in SalesPatriot.
- Iterate. Take full ownership of the customer's outcome. Keep finding and killing their most pressing problems, leading org-wide scaling, until SalesPatriot is the operating system their business runs on.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
- Absolute grinder. Interested in co-living (though not required).
- Ready to relocate to SF full-time. This is not a remote role.
- Comfortable with ambiguity and rapid change.
- Track record of shipping fast.
- Full-stack beyond code: comfortable jumping between frontend, backend, and organizational politics — earning trust with procurement specialists while navigating executive priorities and IT constraints.
- Motivated by taking an unknown problem, sinking your teeth in, and coming up with a plan of attack.
- Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, and at least one frontend library (React, Svelte, Next etc).
- Be ready to show us at least one full-stack project you've shipped (GitHub repo / web app / Loom demo video).
- Knowledge of SQL databases, preferably Postgres.
- Personable: clients trust you, like you, and look forward to your updates. You handle the conversation and the code.
- Low ego, curiosity, and intellectual honesty — focused on outcomes, not "being right."
THE PROCESS
30 min intro call → Technical test → 15 min call with founder → fly out to SF HQ (on us) → offer.
Why work at SalesPatriot
- Mission-Driven Impact: Work on a problem that genuinely matters—securing critical supply chains for the US and its allies. Your code directly impacts national readiness.
- Rapid, Tangible Results: New hires ship code to production within days, not quarters. Short feedback loops with real customers mean your work has immediate, visible impact.
- High-Caliber Team: Join a small, highly selective team ("nobody likes B players") where you'll learn from top performers from MIT, DARPA, and premier venture funds.
- Meaningful Equity: As an early-stage company on a hyper-growth trajectory, early employees receive significant equity ownership.
- Culture of Autonomy: The team values builders who "figure it out without a spec" and "care more about the problem than the title." It's a high-trust, high-autonomy environment.
- Work Environment: Office-first, in-person culture with two hubs (San Francisco and Warsaw). There is also a "co-living in hacker house" option, emphasizing a tight-knit, intense team culture.