Founding Forward Deployed Engineer at Emanate (San Francisco, CA)
Emanate· San Francisco, CA·
Role details
Summary
As a founding member of the engineering team, you will deploy and tune systems for enterprise customers, bridge the gap between core engineering and user needs, and build integrations and deployment pipelines.
Job description
As our founding Forward Deployed Engineer at Emanate, you’ll be at the front lines with our customers—deploying and tuning our systems in real-world environments. You’ll bridge the gap between our core engineering team and the unique, complex needs of our enterprise users. Moreover, you’ll build out the foundation of how this org will grow and expand. Expect to wear many hats: building integrations, debugging gnarly edge cases, optimizing deployment pipelines, and shipping features that materially improve the user experience.
Why work at Emanate
- Culture: The company’s manifesto emphasizes building “real systems engineered for complexity, built for load, designed to hold” — appealing to engineers who value robust infrastructure and tangible impact on the physical economy
- Remote/Hybrid: Based in San Francisco, CA; specific remote/hybrid policy not detailed on careers page
- Engineering culture: Opportunity to work on AI systems that handle real-world industrial workflows (phone calls, RFQs, inventory checks) — a blend of AI/ML, workflow automation, and domain-specific logic
- Growth trajectory: Early-stage startup backed by a16z and Peter Thiel, meaning significant ownership, impact, and career growth potential for early employees
- Mission-driven: Focus on modernizing America’s industrial supply chain — a sector that has been underserved by technology — offers a sense of purpose beyond typical SaaS