53 forward deployed engineer jobs at 28 companies in Santa Ana, CA
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Forward Deployed Engineer
New York City or San Francisco or Los Angeles County or California or United States
$162k-$219k/yrHybridFull Time
HatchNYSE: YELP: AI-powered customer engagement platform for home service businesses
1+ YOEHands-on engineer building n8n flows, direct API integrations, webhooks, and middleware; client-facing consulting; 1+ years software engineering experience (consulting preferred); strong communication and technical documentation skills.
Sift: Software platform for high-frequency hardware telemetry observability.
2+ YOE2+ years software or data engineering experience, proficiency in Python and REST APIs, EMR not mentioned; strong communication, customer-facing skills, bachelor\u0002s degree in STEM required.
Clera: AI talent agent matching professionals with high-growth startup roles
2+ YOERequires 2–5 years of full-stack engineering experience, startup ownership, third-party API integration, Python, FastAPI, React, TypeScript, AI coding tool experience, and strong stakeholder communication.
Astrana HealthNASDAQ: ASTH: Operates technology-powered platforms to coordinate and deliver medical care.
1+ YOEBuild and deploy production AI systems, work with clinical/claims/operational data, collaborate with clinical and operations teams; 1+ years software/ML/engineering experience; preferred technical degrees.
Icarus: Builds solar-powered aircraft for stratospheric intelligence and connectivity.
2+ YOE2+ years deploying or operating hardware in the field; hands-on troubleshooting across hardware, software, and networking; comfortable with command line and configs; strong communication; willing to travel frequently to remote test ranges and airfields.
Hadrian: Building autonomous factories for aerospace and defense manufacturing.
Build end-to-end customer solutions, integrate and extend the Opus platform, develop production-grade software, work directly with customers and operators, and use AI-enabled tools to accelerate discovery and delivery.
Skiffra: An artificial intelligence building orchestration systems for physical-world industries.
4+ YOERequires 4+ years of relevant technical experience, customer-facing deployment leadership, systems and data integration skills, and proficiency with SQL, Python, APIs, cloud services, or enterprise platforms. U.S. work authorization required.
Revel: Modern software platform for controlling complex hardware systems.
5+ YOE5+ years engineering experience; proficiency in C, C++, or Python (Rust a plus); systems design knowledge; comfort in hardware environments; strong communication and troubleshooting skills; ITAR-eligible applicants only.
Istari Digital: Provides digital engineering software for aerospace and defense industries.
Strong software engineering fundamentals; hands-on experience with CAD/CFD/FEM toolchains; ability to work onsite with U.S. defense/aerospace customers; U.S. citizenship and clearance eligibility required.
CAD, CFD, FEM, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
Planhat: Customer success platform for managing customer relationships and revenue.
3+ YOE3–6 years technical experience, customer-facing, willingness to travel, strong SQL and data modeling, Python or scripting, API integration (REST/GraphQL), familiarity with AI tools and data pipelines.
Athena: Provides premium managed executive assistant services for global leaders.
Technical/product background with hands-on experience building AI automations, experience with integrations/APIs and LLM agent systems, able to demo personal automations; bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred.
Mountain View or Milwaukee or Dallas or Columbus or Kirkland or Cincinnati or New York or Cleveland or Oklahoma City or Austin or Albany or Chicago or St. Petersburg or Pittsburgh or Hartford or St. Louis or Miami or Sacramento or Beaverton or Raleigh or Minneapolis or Scottsdale or Morristown or San Francisco or Denver or Boston or Philadelphia or Des Moines or Overland Park or Charlotte or Walnut Creek or Carmel or Seattle or Houston or Arlington or Atlanta or Redmond or Bentonville or Detroit or Nashville or Los Angeles or San Diego
$28-$99/hrHybridFull Time
AccentureNYSE: ACN: Global provider of management consulting and technology services.
3+ YOE3+ years designing and building AI systems, experience with RAG, prompt engineering, model fine-tuning, cloud application services, programming in Python/JavaScript/Java/GoLang, CI/CD, and 1+ year team leadership; bachelor\u0002s degree or equivalent.
SalesPatriot: AI-native platform for defense and industrial procurement workflows.
Full-time role requiring hands-on, on-site deployment across multiple cities; strong frontend and backend skills; SQL knowledge; ability to ship fast and handle ambiguity.
Burbank or Orlando or Seattle or Glendale or New York City
$112k-$165k/yrHybridFull Time
The Walt Disney CompanyNYSE: DIS: Produces movies, operates theme parks, and provides streaming services.
3+ YOERequires 3+ years shipping software products, including 1+ year shipping AI features in production, plus AI development tools, SQL or APIs, product judgment, debugging, communication, and a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Claude, Cursor, LLM APIs, RAG, SQL, APIs, Claude Code
Anduril Industries: Defense technology building autonomous military hardware and software.
3+ YOE3+ years in unstructured hardware/software/networking; Linux admin; Kubernetes/Docker; field hardware work; travel up to 75%; eligible for Top Secret/Secret clearance.
Albany or Arlington or Atlanta or Austin or Beaverton or Bentonville or Boston or Carmel or Charlotte or Chicago or Cincinnati or Cleveland or Columbus or Culver City or Denver or Des Moines or Detroit or Hartford or Houston or Irving or Kirkland or Miami or Milwaukee or Minneapolis or Morristown or Mountain View or Nashville or New York City or Oklahoma City or Overland Park or Philadelphia or Pittsburgh or Raleigh or Redmond or Sacramento or San Diego or San Francisco or Scottsdale or Seattle or St. Louis or St. Petersburg or Walnut Creek or United States
$54k-$235k/yrHybridFull Time
AccentureNYSE: ACN: Global professional services firm providing consulting and technology solutions.
3+ YOERequires 3+ years in data engineering, cloud platforms, and Python, PySpark, or Java; 1+ year with Palantir Foundry and AIP; bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Palantir Foundry, Palantir Gotham, Palantir Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP), Python, TypeScript, PySpark, Java, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Git, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, JavaScript
Chicago or Los Angeles or San Francisco or Seattle or Menlo Park
$150k-$280k/yrOnsiteFull Time
JLLNYSE: JLL: Global commercial real estate and investment management services.
8+ YOE8+ years software engineering with embedded customer-facing delivery, AI agent and data pipeline experience, hands-on with AI coding assistants and AWS Bedrock AgentCore, strong architecture and communication skills.
Director, Technical Lead Forward Deployed Engineer
Irvine or Los Angeles or Santa Clara or Boston or Short Hills or New York City or Austin or Dallas or Houston
OnsiteFull Time
KPMG: Global professional services network providing audit, tax, and advisory.
10+ YOE5+ Mgmt10+ years shipping production secure software systems with AI/ML focus, bachelor’s in science/engineering, cloud experience (Azure/GCP/AWS), 5+ years leadership, portfolio/GitHub evidence, strong communication and problem-solving.
Claude Code, Lovable, Cursor, Azure, GCP, AWS, GitHub
Sony Pictures Entertainment: Produces and distributes theatrical movies and television programs globally.
8+ YOE8+ years production full-stack engineering experience; experience with cloud (AWS/Azure), containers, IaC, EM-assisted development tools, LLM-based systems; strong stakeholder communication and autonomy; Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.