Forward Deployed Engineer

at FurtherAI — AI Workforce for the Insurance Industry

San Francisco, CA, USFull-time1+ years$120K - $180K0.10% - 0.20% equityYC-W24

What the role involves

We're looking for exceptional people to join our engineering team as Forward Deployed Engineers. This is not your typical new grad role - we’re hiring cracked engineers eager to shape the future of agentic AI systems

What you'll do

Build enterprise-grade AI agents from the ground up

⁠Work closely with our CTO, Sashank, who brings experience from building speech and language models at Apple’s AI/ML org

Talk to customers, understand their flows, and translate those into robust agentic solutions

Implement cutting-edge AI capabilities in production

Collaborate with a small, elite team of engineers from Google X, Microsoft, Apple, Meta, …

Why This Role

You’ll be at the forefront of AI agent system design, working alongside experienced engineers and contributing meaningfully from day one. This is a rare opportunity to get deep technical mentorship while building frontier tech that solves critical problems for businesses.

Who You Are

Recent graduate with a CS/related degree (or equivalent experience)

Strong foundation in software engineering principles

Passionate about AI, ML, and building intelligent systems

Self-directed problem solver who thrives in ambiguity

Experience with Python, modern web frameworks, and cloud infrastructure

Bonus

Prior work with LLMs, ML frameworks, or agent architectures

  • Our Culture
  • We’re a small, driven team that values technical rigor, intellectual curiosity, and speed. Our engineers come from top-tier teams like Microsoft, Apple. We care deeply about ownership and pushing boundaries together.
  • Location
  • San Francisco, CA (Remote options within USA available for exceptional candidates)
  • Compensation
  • Competitive salary, meaningful equity, comprehensive benefits
  • FurtherAI is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company.

What they ask for

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About FurtherAI

FurtherAI is a domain-specific AI for the insurance industry. Our AI Assistant automates complex workflows like submission intake, policy comparisons, and underwriting audits - making teams faster, smarter, and more efficient. Leading insurers, reinsurers, MGAs, and brokers rely on FurtherAI to drive better decisions at scale. Backed by top investors including Y Combinator, Nexus, South Park Commons, and Converge, FurtherAI supports customers writing over $15B in premiums across all 50 states.

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