Forward Deployed Engineer

Perfect Venue
San Francisco Office, US
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Geared toward engineers with AI product experience comfortable with on-site customer collaboration.

Best fit for

  • Engineers with a background in AI product development and experience in hospitality or events
    — “Bonus: experience in hospitality, restaurants, or events”
  • Candidates who have led or contributed to AI features in core user experiences
    — “You have built products where AI features are core to the user experience”
  • Individuals who thrive in close collaboration with sales and customer success teams
    — “Work closely with sales, customer success, and engineering”

Things to consider

  • Requires five days per week in the San Francisco office for on-site customer engagement
    — “based in San Francisco, in office 5 days per week”
  • Candidates must be prepared for regular on-site visits with customers
    — “Expect regular time on-site with customers”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with AI customization for real-world user needs
    — “Customize. Customize the AI features to our customers needs so that they can be successful.”
  • Showcase your ability to translate customer patterns into product improvements
    — “Feed the product. Turn patterns across customers into improvements for the core product.”
  • Emphasize your track record in early-stage startups or founder experience
    — “You have been a founder or worked at an early stage startup”
  • Demonstrate familiarity with LLM observability tools in your resume and interviews
    — “You are familiar with LLM observability tools”
  • Show how you have embedded AI into user workflows and driven measurable outcomes
    — “Embed. Work directly with restaurants and venues to learn how they handle inquiries, menus, and follow-up.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • AI feature customization for real venues
  • AI adoption tracking and improvement
Typical background
4+ years of professional engineering experience

Skills & requirements

Required

AI Feature DevelopmentLLM Observability ToolsEarly Stage Startup Experience

Preferred

Hospitality Industry Experience

Stack & domain

AILLM Observability ToolsLeadershipProblem-solvingHospitalityRestaurantsEvents

About the role

Original posting from Perfect Venue via Ashby

ABOUT US 

The more AI does, the more people want to be in the same room. The retirement party. The rehearsal dinner. The offsite where a team that has only met over video finally sits at one table.

Someone has to make those gatherings happen, and today that person is drowning. Private events and group dining are an $80 billion market in the United States, and most of it still runs on email chains and spreadsheets or legacy software.

At Perfect Venue we are on a mission to bring communities together by making it effortless to plan events. We combine intuitive software with AI agents that make it easy for venues to increase sales, save hours every week, and bring their communities together.

We are backed by top investors and operators like the Hustle Fund, Defy.vc http://Defy.vc, Amity Ventures and are used by thousands of venues nationwide from Michelin star restaurants to your favorite bar.

About the Role

We are hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to get our AI features working for real venues. We've launched agents that help our customers send messages, build menus, and more. Every venue runs its business differently, and the gap between a feature that works in general and one that works for a specific customer is where you come in.

This role is based in San Francisco, in office 5 days per week so that you can work closely with sales, customer success, and engineering. Expect regular time on-site with customers.

What you'll own

You own AI adoption for our customers end to end.

  • Embed. Work directly with restaurants and venues to learn how they handle inquiries, menus, and follow-up. Find where our AI falls short for them.
  • Customize. Customize the AI features to our customers needs so that they can be successful.
  • Drive adoption. Track and improve customizations so that they drive real outcomes for our customers.
  • Feed the product. Turn patterns across customers into improvements for the core product. Bring engineering the problems worth solving for everyone. Help write evals to improve performance.

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years of professional engineering experience building AI features
  • You have built products where AI features are core to the user experience
  • You are familiar with LLM observability tools
  • You have been a founder or worked at an early stage startup
  • You have a strong sense of urgency and move quickly
  • Bonus: experience in hospitality, restaurants, or events

WHAT WE OFFER

  • Competitive compensation including meaningful equity you’ll actually be able to use
  • Medical, vision, and dental with paid premiums for you, cost-sharing for dependents
  • Flexible PTO & 401(k)
  • Daily lunches when onsite
  • Unlimited book budget
  • Company laptop
  • Complimentary One Medical membership for you and your family

PERFECT VENUE IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING A WINNING TEAM

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We will work to provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.

Source: Perfect Venue careers (Ashby)

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