Forward Deployed Engineer

The company is focused on modernizing America's industrial base, which currently relies on outdated systems from the 1980s. Critical components like F-35 parts and industrial assemblies are still managed through inefficient methods such as email threads, Excel sheets, and disconnected ERPs. The company is building an AI-native platform to make defense, aerospace, and industrial supply-chain operations nearly autonomous, enabling faster quoting, procurement, full visibility, and real operational intelligence.

Quick Facts:

• YC W25 company with top 5% growth in its batch.
• Raised over $10 million and is on a hyper-growth trajectory.
• Backed by notable investors including Paul Graham, SV Angel, Pear VC, and CRV.
• Team of 17 members co-live in Warsaw & San Francisco Hacker Houses.
• Generates seven-figure ARR and transacts approximately $50 million weekly through its system.

The Job:

1. Go.

Fly out and plant yourself inside the customer's operation. Weekdays are onsite (Wisconsin, New York, Miami, Los Angeles); weekends we regroup at the SF HQ to debrief and keep building.

1. Understand.

Map how the company actually operates, from sales and supply chain teams to executives and CEOs. Learn the breakpoints choking their growth and speed.

1. Implement.

Configure automations within SP Studio tooling so the platform accurately reflects the customer's needs. Build trust and confidence in SalesPatriot.

1. Iterate.

Take full ownership of the customer's outcome. Keep finding and killing their most pressing problems, leading org-wide scaling, until SalesPatriot is the operating system their business runs on.

What We’re Looking For:

• Absolute grinder. Interested in co-living (though not required).
• Ready to relocate to SF full-time.
• This is not a remote role.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and rapid change.
• Track record of shipping fast.
• Full-stack beyond code: comfortable jumping between frontend, backend, and organizational politics — earning trust with procurement specialists while navigating executive priorities and IT constraints.
• Motivated by taking an unknown problem, sinking your teeth in, and coming up with a plan of attack.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, and at least one frontend library (React, Svelte, Next etc).
• Be ready to show us at least one full-stack project you've shipped (GitHub repo / web app / Loom demo video).
• Knowledge of SQL databases, preferably Postgres.
• Personable: clients trust you, like you, and look forward to your updates. You handle the conversation and the code.
• Low ego, curiosity, and intellectual honesty — focused on outcomes, not "being right."

The Process:

30 min intro call  Technical test  15 min call with founder  fly out to SF HQ (on us)  offer.