Bertram Capital Management
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
$140K–$160K
Foster City, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 9, 2026
- Location
- Foster City, CA
Foster City, California, United States - Experience
- 0–2 years of professional experience; highly motivated new graduates are encouraged to apply.
- Education
- BS or MS degree.
About the job
Identifies business workflow challenges at portfolio companies and builds AI prototypes that can be handed off to engineering teams for scaling and deployment.
What you'll do
- Identify operational bottlenecks and propose AI workflow solutions with portfolio companies.
- Build and test AI prototypes and proof-of-concepts, then document requirements for engineering handoff.
- Collaborate with management teams and Bertram Labs to support AI adoption and internal tools.
What they ask for
- 0–2 years of professional experience; highly motivated new graduates are encouraged to apply.
- BS or MS degree.
- Strong engineering mindset and demonstrated interest in business, operations, and investing.
- Comfort with AI technologies and strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Nice to have
- An engineering degree of any kind is highly preferred.
Pay
$140,000- $160,000 USD total annual compensation
Tools
Large Language Models
AI focus
Identifies and prototypes AI workflow solutions using Large Language Models and emerging AI technologies; supports adoption and prepares successful prototypes for engineering teams to scale and deploy.
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