Founding Engineer / Forward Deployed / Herndon, VA (DC area)

An early-stage AI company in Herndon, VA is hiring a Founding Forward Deployed Software Engineer for a full-time position. This is a hybrid opportunity requiring three days per week onsite. You'll work across backend engineering, cloud infrastructure, and customer deployments using Go, Python, Kubernetes, AWS, and PostgreSQL. This role sits directly between the engineering team and the customers using the platform. Rather than simply handing requirements to another team, you'll work with custom…