Forward Deployed Engineer I/II

Gigaml
San Francisco, CA
Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mid-level engineers with customer-facing experience who thrive in fast-paced environments and have a strong technical foundation in React and Python.

Best fit for

  • Engineers who enjoy rapid prototyping and iterative development
    — “build and prototype quickly
  • Candidates with a blend of technical and interpersonal skills
    — “Able to solve problems in a people-centric manner
  • Those with entrepreneurial aspirations and high adaptability
    — “Preference for candidates with aspirations who want to be founders or leaders

Things to consider

  • Expectation to work long hours with high attention to detail
    — “Capable of working long productive hours
  • Role requires frequent context switching and rapid adaptation
    — “ability to context switch constantly and rapidly

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate past success in customer-facing technical roles
    — “experience/interest in customer-facing roles
  • Highlight instances where you rapidly iterated on feedback
    — “Be able to take in feedback and adapt at a quick pace
  • Showcase projects where you owned the full development lifecycle
    — “Own the full agent development life cycle
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Mid Level

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What success looks like

  • assist customer engagements
  • build and maintain agents
  • close feedback loop with product
Typical background
software engineeringcustomer success

Skills & requirements

Required

ReactPythonApisCustomer EngagementProblem-solving

Preferred

Voice AICustomer Service

Stack & domain

ReactPythonApisCI/CDMonitoringDebuggingCustomer CallsDocumentingPrototypingCapturing Unmet NeedsContributing To CodebaseCollaboratingVoice SuperintelligenceProblem SolvingPeople-centricEffective CommunicationEntrepreneurialContext SwitchingQuality WorkWorking Long HoursCustomer FocusAttention To DetailTaking FeedbackAdaptingCustomer ExperienceAi AgentsEmotion UnderstandingIssue ResolutionEnterprise AutomationCustomer SupportOperations WorkflowsRegulated EnvironmentsAccuracyCompliance

About the role

Original posting from Gigaml via Ashby

ABOUT GIGA

Giga has recently raised a $61M Series A and is working with Fortune 500 customers to deploy the next generation of customer experience - real-time AI agents that can understand emotion, resolve issues instantly, and scale across the world's largest enterprises.

Industry leaders like DoorDash trust Giga with their most complex support and operations workflows across voice, chat, and email, in high-stakes regulated environments where accuracy and compliance matter. We're at an exciting inflection point.

While we've found real commercial success, our ambitions are larger: to become the go-to AI platform for all enterprise automation, powered by our voice superintelligence. The work affects millions of people every day, and our team has the autonomy to make true impact - with brilliant founders, a clear path forward, and the kind of momentum that defines generational companies.

If being part of that resonates with you, we'd love to hear from you!

  • Voice AI startup Giga raises $61M Series A https://fortune.com/2025/11/05/voice-ai-giga-raise-61-million-customer-service-series-a/
  • DoorDash and Giga Partnership https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7391576181009018883/

MORE ABOUT THE ROLE

We're seeking an Agent Engineer to join our San Francisco team. You'll serve as a technical interface between Giga and our customers, building and deploying sophisticated solutions.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

  • Assisting customer engagements from start to end: run discovery calls & demos, build/maintain world class agents, participate in customer calls, and serve as the primary PoC in a fast-paced environment.
  • Own the full agent development life cycle: build and prototype quickly, set up CI/CD, monitor live usage, iterate to targets, debug live issues, communicate with customers, and document best practices to speed up future projects.
  • Close the feedback loop with product & platform: capture unmet needs, prototype new features, contribute directly to the codebase, and collaborate with core teams to strengthen the platform for all customers.

WHO YOU ARE / MUST-HAVES:

  • Know the basics: Understanding of React, Python, tool calls, APIs, etc.
  • Interpersonal Acumen: Able to solve problems in a people-centric manner and communicate effectively, with experience/interest in customer-facing roles.
  • Entrepreneurial: Preference for candidates with aspirations who want to be founders or leaders; ability to context switch constantly and rapidly; high bar for quality work.
  • Gritty: Capable of working long productive hours, customer focused, very high attention to detail, and obsession to deliver high-quality work.
  • Coachable: Be able to take in feedback and adapt at a quick pace.
  • Experience: 1+ years of experience; computer science, analytics, or consultant background strongly preferred.

PERKS & BENEFITS

  • Competitive base + bonus + equity
  • Catered lunch daily
  • Dinner stipend
  • $500/month wellness & commuter benefit (gym, fitness classes, mental health)
  • 401(k) plan
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage

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Giga is an equal opportunity employer. We're committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Source: Gigaml careers (Ashby)

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