True Talent Solutions Partners

Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

Chicago
Salary
$200,000 - $250,000 annually
Level
Mid
Work type
On-site · Chicago
Visa
Not offered

Open. First seen 28 October 2026.

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About the role

About the Role

Join an early-stage vertical SaaS and AI team to build and deploy applied AI solutions for enterprise customers. This founding role will shape customer deployments and the technical practices that support the growing function.

What You'll Do

  • Lead customer discovery, translate business problems into product specifications, and build AI workflows and solutions.
  • Own end-to-end deployments, from initial development through customer adoption and ongoing maintenance.
  • Work on-site with customer leaders and teams, including extended deployments at customer locations.
  • Develop shared data models and workflows that can become reusable, productized solutions across verticals.
  • Partner with company leadership to define and execute the applied AI strategy.
  • Help establish the forward deployed engineering function as the team grows.

What We're Looking For

  • Four to six years of experience in forward deployed engineering or technical customer-facing roles, building and deploying software or AI solutions for enterprise B2B clients.
  • Experience owning technical deployments end to end, from a 0-to-1 build through customer adoption and post-deployment support.
  • Strong enterprise B2B software background and the ability to translate between engineering and business needs.
  • Full-stack technical range, including system architecture, data pipelines, LLM application patterns, and AI/ML.
  • A bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or an equivalent technical field, or comparable technical fundamentals.
  • Comfort working on-site five days a week and traveling approximately 50%, including multi-week customer deployments.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $200,000 to $250,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site, based in Chicago, Illinois. New York is also an available work location.

The team: Client Roles

This role is one of 105 open in Client Roles. 105 were posted in the last 30 days, including 5 lead roles: the team is hiring the people who run it too.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

Python (56 of 105), TypeScript (43 of 105), LLM (37 of 105), React (37 of 105), Machine Learning (24 of 105), JavaScript (23 of 105), AWS (22 of 105)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

From the team and dates on True Talent Solutions Partners's own job board.

Posting history

Reposted once since 25 October 2026: a posting for this role in Chicago was taken down and the role was posted again.

  • 28 October 2026 – open (this posting)
  • 25 October 2026 – closed 26 October 2026

Salary context

14 other open postings titled Founding Forward Deployed Engineer state a salary: median USD 177,500 to USD 250,000 a year.

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