Forward Deployed Engineer at Forgepoint
- Location
- New York, United States
- Compensation
- Not Disclosed
Forgepoint is rebuilding America's manufacturing backbone with AI workers that automate complex back-office operations. Backed by a16z and founders from Brex and Xwing, they're looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to take their AI agents from product to production on factory floors across the USA.
If you're a TypeScript expert with LLM experience who loves working directly with customers to solve high-stakes industrial problems, this onsite NYC role offers top-tier equity and the chance to modernize a massive sector.
What's the next step?
Forgepoint are hiring from Jack's network. Talk to Jack for free and get a direct introduction to the team, if a good fit.
Role overview
As the first Forward Deployed Engineer, you will bridge the gap between product and production. You’ll design agent behaviors, build evaluation harnesses for “Frank” (our AI worker), and deploy systems on-site at US factories. Working with messy real-world data, you will automate the complex manual processes currently holding back world-class manufacturers.
About Forgepoint
AI · 6-20 employees
Forgepoint builds AI for American manufacturers - a $3T industry. Goal is to reshore $1 trillion of production to America. The company is founded by Alex Pareto and Jack Strauss. Alex most led eng at Brex (40+ eng, 100M+ in revenue). Prior to that he founded an acquired YC company. Jack has been in industrials his whole career (Northrop Grumman, Bain, Head of GTM at Xwing, Stanford MBA). Forgepoint’s first product crossed 7 figures in ARR in 7 months. They raised $10m from a16z to grow.
What you will do
- Design and build agent behaviors and tool-use pipelines using TypeScript and LLM APIs to handle complex, real-world manufacturing inputs like dirty PDFs.
- Collaborate with Deployment Strategists to map customer quoting and purchasing workflows into technical configurations, ensuring reliable end-to-end execution.
- Build robust evaluation harnesses and guardrails to ensure AI reliability while identifying product gaps directly from the field to influence the core product roadmap.
Who this is a fit for
- 2+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong command of TypeScript (React and NodeJS) and PostgreSQL database management.
- Proven experience in customer-facing technical roles such as FDE, Solutions Engineering, or Technical PM, ideally within industrial or ERP environments.
- Deep fluency with LLM APIs, prompting strategies, and evaluation frameworks for non-deterministic software, comfortable working onsite in NYC and traveling to customers.
Why this role is remarkable
- Backed by a16z Speedrun and elite angels from Brex, Xwing, and Betterment, led by founders with deep scaling experience from Brex and Xwing.
- Direct impact on revitalizing US manufacturing by replacing decades-old manual workflows with sophisticated, non-deterministic AI agents in high-stakes environments.
- High-ownership 0→1 role where you’ll travel to shop floors across the country, seeing the immediate physical impact of the code you deploy.
How Jack & Jill work together
What happens next?
Jack’s an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you.
Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack’s network.
If your profile’s a match and Forgepoint wants to meet, Jill will make the intro. In the meantime, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.