Traversal

AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer

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2 days ago
New York, NY, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$200k - $275k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement scalable backend systems supporting AI agents and observability tools.
  • Prototype and evaluate prompting strategies, reasoning workflows, and tool-use policies for AI agents operating on large-scale observability data.
  • Collaborate with AI researchers, product engineers, and infrastructure teams on upgrades to the core platform and product.
  • Provide white-glove deployment support for Traversal’s platform and products in enterprise environments.
  • Build long-term customer relationships and identify new opportunities for AI deployment throughout engagements.
  • Lead strategic projects, cross-team initiatives, and product improvements based on field learnings.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of software engineering experience focused on backend, data, and/or cloud infrastructure systems.
  • Experience with LLM-based applications and/or multi-agent systems, including model evaluation and experimental iteration.
  • Experience deploying and maintaining applications on AWS, with ECS or EKS, Postgres, and S3.
  • Strong familiarity with observability and monitoring tools.
  • Ability to lead in fast-paced startup environments with minimal structure and shifting priorities.
  • Ability to collaborate across research and engineering teams.

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary plus startup equity, health insurance, and additional benefits.
  • Flexible time off, technical equipment, and in-office snacks.
  • Full-time, fully in-office work five days per week in New York near Madison Square Park.

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Forward Deployed
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About Traversal

51-200 employees
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