As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Tavus, you will bridge the gap between high-level research and real-world application. You will split your time between hands-on customer integration and building core product enhancements like SDKs and prototypes. Your mission is to ensure a magical developer experience while turning field insights into platform-wide improvements.
Forward Deployed Engineer at Tavus
If you're a high-agency engineer who wants to shape how humans and machines communicate through real-time multimodal AI, this is your chance to make a massive impact on a platform already redefining industries from healthcare to personal coaching.
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Location
Europe), United States / Remote
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Tavus
Role overview
Tavus is a $40M Series B AI research lab backed by Sequoia and Y Combinator building AI Humans—real-time conversational agents that see, hear, and respond with human-like empathy.
What you will do
- Work hands-on with customers to debug complex integrations, build Proof of Concepts, and design custom solutions that leverage human-like AI agents.
- Develop and maintain SDKs, sample applications, and platform tools that make the Tavus interface more intuitive and powerful for external developers.
- Partner with core engineering to test pre-release features and translate customer feedback into immediate product iterations and architectural enhancements.
Who this is a fit for
- Possesses extremely solid software engineering fundamentals with deep curiosity across the entire stack, from machine learning to infrastructure and networking.
- Demonstrates a “founder mindset” with a strong bias toward action and the ability to operate as a product-minded engineer who identifies user patterns.
- Has significant experience or a strong desire working closely with end-users to solve technical hurdles and advocate for their needs internally.
Why this role is remarkable
- Join a world-class research team building the future of human-machine interaction through sub-second latency, multimodal conversational video interfaces.
- Work at a well-capitalized Series B startup backed by top-tier investors including Sequoia Capital, CRV, and Scale Venture Partners.
- Directly influence the product roadmap by identifying customer patterns and building the tools, SDKs, and prototypes that define the developer experience.
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