Tessera Labs
Forward-Deployed Engineer
$180K–$233K
New York City Office +2 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Location
- New York City Office
San Francisco Office
San Jose Office - Experience
- 2+ years building software in a high-ownership, customer-facing capacity.
About the job
Build and deploy AI automation for enterprise customers, lead engagements from discovery through production, and use customer feedback to shape Tessera’s product strategy.
What you'll do
- Discover customer processes, prototype AI applications, and architect scalable implementations with engineering teams.
- Partner with GTM on technical sales materials and drive customer adoption from pilot to production.
- Build customer relationships, lead training, and relay field insights to Product and Engineering.
What they ask for
- 2+ years building software in a high-ownership, customer-facing capacity.
- Hands-on experience with Python and/or JavaScript/TypeScript/Rust.
- Experience building production-grade AI systems.
- Strong communication and ability to deliver ambiguous, high-stakes problems.
Nice to have
- Experience at a frontier AI lab or top AI application company.
- Founder experience.
Pay
$180K – $233K (base salary)
Tools
Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Rust
AI focus
Build and operationalize AI automation and production-grade AI systems, including AI-agent applications for enterprise workflows.
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