Tenex
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
$224K–$394K
New York City · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 17, 2026
About the job
Own client AI projects end to end, from identifying business value and setting the technical plan through building, deploying, and improving production systems.
What you'll do
- Lead several client projects at a time, building and supporting reliable AI systems in production.
- Structure work for agents, engineer context, evaluate outputs, and determine where human oversight is needed.
- Communicate technical decisions to both executives and engineers.
What they ask for
- Experience shipping and supporting production software.
- Experience building reliable systems with LLMs.
- Ability to explain decisions to executives and engineers.
Pay
$224K-$394K USD total pay (OTE)
Tools
LLMs
AI focus
Build and improve production AI systems, including agent systems and evaluations; engineer context and decide where people stay in control.
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