True Talent Solutions Partners

Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

California
Salary
$187,000 - $225,000 annually
Level
Mid
Work type
On-site
Visa
Not offered

Open. First seen 7 November 2026.

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About the role

About the Role

Join an early-stage cybersecurity team building technology to secure and govern enterprise AI. You will combine hands-on software development with close customer partnership, helping enterprise security and IT teams deploy the product while turning their needs into improvements.

What You'll Do

  • Run customer deployments and pilots, debug integrations in customer environments, and lead technical sessions with security and IT teams.
  • Build product features and integrations end to end using Python, Go, or TypeScript.
  • Take ownership of varied engineering challenges across a fast-growing, early-stage product.
  • Translate customer feedback into product improvements and deliver them quickly.
  • Adapt to the team's highest-priority needs as they evolve.

What We're Looking For

  • Two to five years of experience as a software engineer or forward deployed engineer, with a record of shipping production software.
  • Experience working directly with customers in an engineering or technical role, such as forward deployed, solutions, sales, or founding engineering.
  • Proficiency in at least one of Python, Go, or TypeScript, plus experience with system architecture, databases, and scaling.
  • Background at a high-bar startup or technology company, with experience beyond large technology companies alone.
  • Exposure to cybersecurity, identity, or enterprise IT is valuable.
  • Authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship is required.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $187,000 to $225,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in California, United States.

What this role asks for

Particular to this role

Cybersecurity · Golang

Rare in True Talent Solutions Partners's other 121 open postings.

Standard for solutions / sales engineering roles

Python

Common in solutions / sales engineering postings at any company.

Compared with True Talent Solutions Partners's other open jobs.

The team: Client Roles

This role is one of 122 open in Client Roles. 122 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 (67 of 122), LLM (48 of 122), TypeScript (39 of 122), React (36 of 122), Machine Learning (32 of 122), AWS (31 of 122), JavaScript (21 of 122)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

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

Other openings for this role

2 postings for this role in California since 6 November 2026, 1 still open. None has been taken down and posted again.

  • 7 November 2026 – open (this posting)
  • 6 November 2026 – closed 7 November 2026

Salary context

14 other open postings titled Founding Forward Deployed Engineer state a salary: median USD 180,000 to USD 250,000 a year.

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