Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Voice AI)
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San Jose, CA · Posted November 1, 2026
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About the job
A venture-backed voice AI company is hiring senior engineers who embed with enterprise customers and deliver working systems on its voice agent platform. The role blends hands-on building with clear communication between engineers and business people.
Responsibilities
Lead projects from prototype to production on the voice agent platform, reporting progress and risk plainly
Become a go-to expert in building voice products, notably practical prompting techniques for large language models
Write full-stack connectors in Python and JavaScript to customer tools such as CRMs, ERPs and scheduling software
Support sales calls by capturing needs, building demo prototypes and presenting architecture proposals
Size up projects, clear blockers and keep teams aligned with brief updates
Turn repeated patterns into reusable tooling or platform components
Convert field feedback into product and go-to-market recommendations
Qualifications
Five or more years in customer-facing technical roles, either across several startups or with a long, well-progressed tenure at a large tech company
Time at a venture-backed startup, and a computer science, computer engineering or electrical engineering degree
Strong command of React, Node.js, Python and AWS, with production-grade code and distributed systems knowledge
Excellent communication and a hands-on, ownership-driven approach
Preferred: a voice AI background or senior-level experience
On-site in the South Bay Area (Silicon Valley). Visa transfers considered, though new visa sponsorship is not.