Strategic Employment Partners (SEP)

Forward Deployed Engineer | AI Infrastructure | No Travel

Strategic Employment Partners (SEP)  •  New York City, NY (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

We're an early-stage, well-funded startup backed by a top-tier VC firm. We partner with Fortune 500 enterprises to deploy and scale agentic AI systems that actually work in production — not just in demos.

ABOUT THE ROLE

You're part engineer, part technical advisor. Half your time is building — backend systems, automation workflows, agentic pipelines. The other half is working directly alongside enterprise clients to translate complex requirements into scalable architecture.

This is a high-ownership role. You're shaping how systems get built from day one.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Design and deploy scalable backend systems powering enterprise agentic AI Work directly with Fortune 500 clients to turn business needs into technical architecture Partner with product, research, and platform teams on end-to-end delivery Build cloud-native services and automation workflows across AWS, GCP, or Azure Contribute to open-source projects relevant to our platform and deployments Help shape engineering culture as an early member of a fast-growing team

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • 3+ years of backend or platform engineering experience
  • Strong systems design fundamentals
  • Proficiency in Python; experience with Rust or Go a plus Solid understanding of cloud architecture and distributed systems
  • Comfort with ambiguity, high autonomy, and fast-moving environments
  • Genuine curiosity about agentic AI systems and modern open-source tooling Ability and willingness to work directly with customers

WHY JOIN

  • Greenfield technical work at a company small enough that your decisions matter
  • Top-tier VC backing with real runway
  • Direct exposure to some of the world's largest enterprise AI deployments
  • Open-source contributions welcomed and expected
  • Access to office in Union Square
Strategic Employment Partners (SEP)

About Strategic Employment Partners (SEP)

Take Advantage of SEP’s Vast Network of Contacts

SEP bridges connections between companies and people, and helps to develop forward-thinking organizations.

SEP connects the world’s top talent—that’s you!—with the world’s best companies. Our team of talented recruitment specialists invest time in understanding your career aspirations so that we can help you find a role suited to your goals that brings out your full potential.

Solutions for Today and Beyond

Strategic Employment Partners (SEP) is a premier Full Service Advisory and Recruiting firm with offices from coast to coast.

We go beyond the traditional staffing model in order to bring you customized solutions that work in today’s economy.

We have offices in Los Angeles, Costa Mesa, Denver, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, and New York.

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
Year Founded
2006
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