Tenex
Forward Deployed Engineer
$224K–$394K
New York City · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jun 4, 2026
About the job
Own client AI projects end to end, from identifying opportunities and choosing the technical approach to building, deploying, and improving production systems.
What you'll do
- Lead several client projects at a time in an engineering pod.
- Build and support reliable AI systems in production, including agent systems, evaluations, and tools.
- Explain technical decisions to executives and engineers, and determine where human oversight is needed.
What they ask for
- Have shipped and supported production software.
- Have built reliable systems with LLMs.
- Be able to explain decisions to a CEO or an engineer.
Pay
$224K – $394K (USD, OTE; base salary plus bonus)
Tools
LLMs
AI focus
Build and improve production AI and agent systems; structure work for agents, engineer context, evaluate outputs, and determine where people remain in control.
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