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Forward Deployed Engineer

Caylent
Location
USA
Posted
1 month ago
Department
Anthropic Consulting and Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 2–4 years of software engineering, technical delivery, or business systems experience
  • Demonstrated ability to self-direct on assigned scope
  • Hands-on experience in LLM application development, cloud-native development, backend engineering, or business automation tooling
  • Strong communication skills with both engineers and business stakeholders
  • High tolerance for ambiguity
Nice to have
  • Hands-on experience building with LLM APIs (Claude, AWS Bedrock, or equivalent)
  • Familiarity with cloud-native development (AWS preferred), containerization, or backend systems
  • Experience with rapid prototyping
  • Background in a consulting firm, systems integrator, or professional services environment
  • Deep fluency in at least one business function: Finance, HR, Legal, Sales Ops, Supply Chain, or Manufacturing
What the job really is

As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Caylent, you will work directly within client organizations, taking ownership of your assigned workstreams and delivering production-quality software. Your role involves collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating ambiguous problems into actionable tasks, and ensuring that the solutions you develop are sustainable and well-documented. You will also contribute reusable artifacts to the practice, enhancing the team's collective knowledge.

Benefits
  • Medical insurance for you and eligible dependents
  • 401k plan with company match up to 4% and immediate vesting
  • Competitive phantom equity
  • Company-issued laptop
  • Dental and vision insurance
  • Term disability and life insurance
Things to weigh
  • Role may require up to 50% travel depending on business needs
  • No visa sponsorship available now or in the future
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