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🚀 Founding Forward Deployed Engineer | Los Angeles (Hybrid) | Up to $250,000 + Equity 🚀 My client, a very well-funded private AI company with strong runway, is building the missing layer of enterprise AI: a platform that ingests live data from complex physical operations, understands what actually matters, and drives decisions and workflows across the people responsible for the outcome. While most AI companies chase digital industries, they're deliberately going after the sectors that extract, move and build the physical world, where the data is messy, decisions are expensive and the consequences are real. They're already live in production with a major enterprise operator across multiple international sites, real commercial proof, not a demo! 🏅 As their founding FDE, you'll own the technical path from discovery through deployment: embedding with customer teams on site, turning ambiguous operational problems into clear solution designs, integrating customer systems and data (APIs, databases, ERP platforms, historians, OT), configuring and deploying the platform, and validating it works under real operating conditions. You'll also shape the product itself, translating field evidence into requirements engineering acts on, and building the playbooks that make every future deployment faster. You'll work directly with the founders and ship things that matter quickly. 🛠️ What we need to see: 4+ years in software, data engineering, systems integration or demanding client-facing technical work Experience leading ambiguous customer-facing work from discovery through to a deployed outcome Strong CS fundamentals: systems, data models, APIs, infrastructure, security, trade-offs Hands-on with SQL, Python, APIs and cloud services An AI-native working style, using modern AI tools fluently to move faster without losing judgement High ownership and comfort with incomplete information and unfamiliar environments Bonus, not required: ERP, historian or operational systems (SAP, PI, Wonderware), enterprise security and infrastructure, exposure to heavy-asset industries, French fluency. If you want the rare combination of genuine field impact, founding-stage ownership and a product with live commercial proof, this is it. Message me directly or apply, company name shared on the first call, all conversations strictly confidential. Note: Hybrid with regular in-person time in LA, plus roughly monthly international travel to operational sites (30%+ overall, including industrial and remote locations). US work authorisation required, no sponsorship available.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.