As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Tavus, you will bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI research and real-world adoption. Splitting your time between customer-facing technical strategy and core product engineering, you will build the SDKs and prototypes that enable developers to integrate empathetic, face-to-face AI interactions into global industries.
Forward Deployed Engineer at Tavus
They are seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer in San Francisco to bridge the gap between breakthrough research and real-world adoption by splitting time between high-stakes customer integrations and building core SDKs. This is a rare opportunity to join a high-growth team where you will directly influence the product roadmap by solving complex technical challenges at the intersection of ML inference, networking, and human-centric design.
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Location
San Francisco, United States
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Tavus
Role overview
Tavus is a Series B research lab and product company backed by Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and Scale Venture Partners that is pioneering human computing through real-time AI Human simulations.
What you will do
- Collaborate hands-on with customers to debug integrations, build high-impact proof-of-concepts, and ensure a seamless developer experience with the Tavus platform.
- Engineer internal tools, SDKs, and sample applications that demonstrate the power of real-time human simulation and accelerate platform-wide adoption.
- Identify recurring technical friction points in the field and translate those patterns into specific feature requirements for the core engineering and product teams.
Who this is a fit for
- Possesses exceptionally strong software engineering fundamentals with a deep curiosity across the entire stack, including ML inference, networking, and infrastructure.
- Demonstrates a product-manager mindset, capable of identifying user patterns and advocating for platform improvements that enhance the overall developer experience.
- Maintains a fierce bias toward action and a founder’s mentality, taking full ownership of complex problems until they are completely resolved.
Why this role is remarkable
- Work at the frontier of AI research with the Phoenix-4 model, building systems that let machines see, hear, and respond with human-like empathy.
- Join a high-growth Series B team backed by elite investors like Sequoia and Scale VP, moving past the idea stage into massive scale.
- Enjoy a unique hybrid mandate where you directly influence the product roadmap by solving high-stakes technical challenges for early enterprise adopters.
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