--- title: 'Forward Deployed Software Engineer at Sea12 Technologies' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/forward-deployed-software-engineer-sea12-technologies-new-york-r27m7a82gw9j' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-06' --- # Forward Deployed Software Engineer at Sea12 Technologies - **Company:** Sea12 Technologies - **Location:** New York, NY - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2025-07-13 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/sea12/b0b82450-0ec7-432c-ac52-4eb2b795bb08 ## Job description At Sea12 Technologies, we work with some of the largest public and private companies in the world - taking an executive level approach to their toughest challenges, and solving them with our technology. We specialize in critical industries, such as Manufacturing, Logistics, and Construction, and deliver results that touch millions of people every day. As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will work directly with our customers, boots on the ground on the factory floor and in the dispatch rooms. You will bridge the gap between frontier AI research and tangible physical impact for critical industries. One month, you may be working with a Fortune 500 Freight Brokerage, working directly with the executive team to automate customer communications with LLMs. The next month, you may be working with a major cruise line, onsite onboard their ships, helping the crew revolutionize fleet operations. We’re well funded from leading VCs, are growing quickly, and in only months have secured enterprise scale engagements with lasting impact. If you want to build things that drive tangible outcomes you can see with your own eyes, then Sea12 is the place for you. ## Experience/Responsibilities - Passion: Passionate about the impact of AI systems, and traditionally overlooked industries, such as manufacturing and logistics. - Strong Communication Skills: Ability to communicate complex ideas simply - Problem Scouting: Ability to identify the most high value problems to solve among a myriad of potential approaches. - Feedback: The ability to design and quickly iterate on strong feedback loops from customers. Prioritizing adoption over ego. - Travel: Ability and desire to travel often, and witness technical deployments with your own eyes. - Coding Experience: Strong ability Python, SQL, Javascript (Go, C# nice to have) ## About Sea12 Technologies ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Sea12 Technologies builds workflow orchestration software powered by applied AI to automate entire departmental flows for critical American industries. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series A) - **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States - **Founded**: 2024 - **Founders**: Charles Englander (Co-Founder & CEO) ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Enterprise software, workflow orchestration, AI-powered automation; serving manufacturing, construction, logistics, healthcare, and facilities management. - **Target customers**: Large public and private enterprises in critical sectors (B2B, Enterprise). - **Mission / purpose**: “American enterprises are broken. It’s time to fix them.” Sea12 helps companies in critical industries leverage internal data to run core operational processes more efficiently than ever before. ## Products & Services - **The Sea12 Orchestrator**: A workflow orchestration platform that integrates data from across the enterprise, combining them to automate entire departmental flows. Uses AI to power quoting, invoicing, outbound logistics, construction management, and facilities management. ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total Funding – Series A (amount not publicly available); estimated headcount of 11 employees (83.3% YoY growth as of mid‑2025) - **Notable Investors / Partners**: Not publicly named; talent sources include AllianceBernstein, Amazon, UC San Diego, Optiver, The Feinstein Institutes, and Mercury, indicating relationships with large tech and finance firms. - **Growth Signals**: Headcount up 83.3% YoY; brand refresh in June 2025; active hiring for 4 positions; part‑time student developer roles at $41/hour. ## Competitive Advantages - Deep focus on “critical American industries” (manufacturing, construction, healthcare) where manual paper processes still dominate. - Tight integration with enterprise data and ability to automate entire departmental workflows, not just single tasks. - Applied AI approach combined with forward‑deployed engineering talent from top universities and firms. ## Strategic Focus - Continuing to build out the Sea12 Orchestrator for new verticals (logistics, facilities management). - Expanding engineering and operations teams to scale deployment across large enterprise clients. - Positioning as the “Forward Deployed Engineering company for critical industries.” ## Why Work Here - Mission‑driven environment with a strong sense of purpose (“fixing broken enterprises”). - High technical bar: application process includes a phone screening and a technical evaluation; team includes talent from Yale, UC San Diego, Amazon, Optiver. - Growing fast: 83% YoY headcount growth, Series A funding, and a young company founded in 2024. - Flexible roles: part‑time student developer positions available ($41/hour); 4 open roles: Designer/Brand Marketer, Platform Engineer, Generalist, Forward Deployed Software Engineer. - Office likely based in New York (hybrid/remote policy not confirmed but typical for early‑stage NYC startups). - Culture highlights from LinkedIn: emphasis on “applied AI for what really counts,” brand refresh, and team updates with high engagement. ## Sources 1. [Sea12 Careers Page](https://www.sea12.co/careers) 2. [Sea12 Homepage](https://www.sea12.co/) 3. [LinkedIn Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/sea12-tech) 4. 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