Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US

Hcompany
Austin +2 more
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Founding Forward Deployed Engineers with Python expertise and AI experience will find this role's emphasis on customer-facing deployment and product shaping compelling. The hybrid work arrangement and need for travel suggest a balance between on-site and remote work in key US cities.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 3+ years in AI and software engineering, especially in startups or product teams
    — “3+ years of professional AI + software engineering experience, ideally in fast-paced environments
  • Individuals who have successfully integrated AI systems into real-world products
    — “Experience working with AI/ML systems, especially integrating LLMs or other agentic workflows into real products
  • Professionals comfortable with both backend and frontend development and UI/UX tradeoffs
    — “Familiarity with backend (FastAPI, Next.js…) and frontend (React…) frameworks and a good sense of UI/UX tradeoffs
  • Those who thrive in ambiguous environments and can own full solution lifecycles
    — “Strong problem-solving skills and ability to thrive in ambiguous, customer-facing environments

Things to consider

  • Travel is required for on-site deployments and customer engagements
    — “Willingness to travel for on-site deployments or customer engagements
  • The role demands a balance between field implementation and platform contribution
    — “The team is also responsible to shape the future vision of our products by distilling learnings from the field into the H platform

How to stand out

  • Showcase your ability to identify and solve complex customer automation problems
    — “Understand and identify customer’s most important and impactful multi-step task to automate
  • Emphasize your fluency in Python and familiarity with Typescript in your resume
    — “Heavy fluency in Python and familiarity with Typescript
  • Demonstrate your skills in integrating third-party APIs and databases securely
    — “Proficiency in integrating third-party APIs, databases, and external systems in a secure and reliable way
  • Include examples of rapidly iterating and delivering solutions with feedback loops
    — “Rapidly iterate in the field with tight feedback loops to continuously improve product fit
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • 3+ years of professional AI + software engineering experience
  • Experience working with AI/ML systems
  • Experience building and deploying production systems
Typical background
AI/ML experiencesoftware engineering background

Skills & requirements

Required

PythonAIMLSoftware EngineeringCustomer-facing ExperienceCommunication Skills

Preferred

TypeScriptFastapiNext.jsReact

Stack & domain

PythonTypeScriptFastapiNext.jsReactLlmsAgentic WorkflowsApisDatabasesData PipelinesThird-party ApisIntegrationCommunicationProblem-solvingCustomer-facingTeamworkLeadershipAISoftware EngineeringAutonomous AI SystemsProduct DevelopmentBackendFrontendUi/ux

About the role

Original posting from Hcompany via Ashby

FOUNDING FORWARD DEPLOYED ENGINEER

What we're looking for:

  • Individuals with impressive achievements and great technical skills, highly proficient in Python .
  • Around 3 years of experience in AI with the ability to act autonomously and demonstrate real curiosity for AI.
  • Customer-facing experience and comfortable working alongside a customer.
  • Excellent communication skills.

About H: H Company is a next-generation AI research and product company pioneering the future of autonomous, agentic AI. Founded to build intelligence that acts, H Company is creating the foundational infrastructure for autonomous AI systems that drive real-world outcomes across industries.

About the Team:

The Forward Deployed Team is committed to ensuring the successful implementation of our Agents to help our customer automate and optimize tasks, and allow them to focus on what really matters. The team is also responsible to shape the future vision of our products by distilling learnings from the field into the H platform.

That platform empowers a wide range of professionals and businesses to safely, easily and autonomously deploy agents at scale for a broad range of tasks: from ensuring websites behave as expected to automating repeated tasks.

Key Responsibilities:

Understand and identify customer’s most important and impactful multi-step task to automate

Seamlessly integrate with customer systems, including but not limited to databases, third-party APIs, and internal tools, etc.

Rapidly iterate in the field with tight feedback loops to continuously improve product fit and drive end-to-end solution delivery

Architect, build, and maintain production-grade services that scale with usage and complexity

Collaborate closely with product, research, and engineering teams to shape the roadmap and align on priorities based on findings in the field

Requirements:

3+ years of professional AI + software engineering experience, ideally in fast-paced environments (e.g., startups, consulting, or product teams), or otherwise proven technical acumen through projects and past experiences

Experience working with AI/ML systems, especially integrating LLMs or other agentic workflows into real products

Heavy fluency in Python and familiarity with Typescript

Familiarity with backend (FastAPI, Next.js…) and frontend (React…) frameworks and a good sense of UI/UX tradeoffs

Experience building and deploying production systems: APIs, services, infrastructure, and/or data pipelines

Proficiency in integrating third-party APIs, databases, and external systems in a secure and reliable way

Strong problem-solving skills and ability to thrive in ambiguous, customer-facing environments

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Bias for action: able to ship quickly, iterate fast, and own the full lifecycle of solutions

Willingness to travel for on-site deployments or customer engagements

Location:

H's teams are distributed throughout Paris, France, London, UK, and the US.

This role can be based either in SF/Bay area-CA, Austin-TX, or NY.

What we offer:

Be part of the founding journey of one of the most exciting AI startups shaping the future of AI and agentic systems.

Collaborate with a fun, dynamic and multicultural team, working alongside world-class AI engineers, researchers, and builders in a high-trust, high-impact environment.

Enjoy a competitive compensation package, including equity.

Source: Hcompany careers (Ashby)

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