Head of Forward Deployed Engineering (AI)

TL;DR

Head of Forward Deployed Engineering (AI): Leading a specialized engineering team to help strategic enterprise customers operationalize AI-native software development and deploy production systems with an accent on customer transformation and platform scalability. Focus on building reusable platform capabilities from customer patterns and scaling enterprise adoption of agentic workflows.

Location: Hybrid in Foster City, CA

Salary: $300,000 – $400,000 + Equity

Company

hirify.global is an agentic software creation platform that enables anyone to build applications using natural language, democratizing software development worldwide.

What you will do

• Hire and develop a high-talent-density team of Forward Deployed Engineers, defining hiring bars and execution standards.
• Partner with executives at strategic enterprise customers to redesign workflows around AI-native software development.
• Lead complex technical engagements involving integrations, infrastructure, agents, and automation.
• Identify repeatable customer implementation patterns and transform them into reusable platform capabilities.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to upstream learnings from customer deployments into the core platform.
• Act as an executive escalation point for critical customer situations to improve adoption and retention.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in engineering, infrastructure, developer tools, or applied AI.
• Proven experience leading Forward Deployed Engineering, Applied AI, or Strategic Engineering teams.
• Strong technical judgment and the ability to operate credibly with senior engineers and executives.
• Experience building and shipping production systems in fast-moving environments.
• Strong product instincts and systems thinking with a comfort for ambiguity.
• Must be based in or able to work hybrid in Foster City, CA.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI agents, LLM workflows, or developer tooling platforms.
• Experience supporting Fortune 500 engineering organizations.
• Startup or founder experience.
• Experience working closely with Product organizations to shape roadmap direction.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity package.
• 401(k) program with a 4% match.
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) and paid parental, medical, and caregiver leave.
• Autonomous work environment with quarterly team gatherings.
• In-office amenities and set-up reimbursement.