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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Afresh
Location
San Francisco, CA
Posted
2 months ago
Department
Engineering
Salary
$156,060 - $211,140
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 3+ years building production software and data systems
  • Strong, production-grade code
  • Ability to design clean and workable solutions from ambiguous problems
  • Experience building real systems with LLMs and agents
  • Proficiency in building and operating data pipelines
  • Experience with modern cloud data platforms (Databricks, BigQuery, Snowflake, or similar)
Nice to have
  • Experience in grocery, retail, or supply chain data domains
  • Knowledge of knowledge graphs, ontologies, or semantic layers in production
  • Experience with graph and vector stores (pgvector, Pinecone, Weaviate) and hybrid search
  • Familiarity with MCP or similar tool/context protocols
  • Experience with agent frameworks (e.g., LangGraph)
What the job really is

As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer at Afresh, you will work both in the field with grocery customers and on the platform that supports the deployment of AI solutions. Your role involves scoping and architecting projects with clients, integrating their data systems, and building production-grade AI systems. You will also focus on improving the platform based on field learnings, ensuring that the solutions you develop are scalable and reusable across different customers.

Benefits
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
  • Dedicated mental health support and counseling services
  • Competitive base salary
  • Meaningful equity for U.S. employees
  • 401(k) program with a generous company match
  • Home office stipend and flexible workspace access
Things to weigh
  • No salary listed in the posting, only a range
  • The role requires significant customer interaction and travel
  • The position involves both deployment and platform development, which may require diverse skill sets
  • The company is still scaling, which may involve navigating uncertainties
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