Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Operate
Summary
Owns end-to-end delivery of AI agent deployments for major US health systems and pharma: architecting production systems, integrating with EHR/EMR, claims and CRM under HIPAA, and presenting to executives. Remote US role built on JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Node.js, React, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS and GCP.
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Operate
Company: Confidential — high-growth healthcare AI company
Location: Remote, US (Eastern or Central hours preferred); hubs in New York, Boston, Chicago and Texas; quarterly offsite in New York
Compensation: $170,000 - $205,000 + equity with periodic liquidity; ~10% annual bonus
Employment Type: Full-time
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About the Company
The client is a high-growth healthcare AI company that deploys predictive models and AI agents into the daily operations of the largest US health systems and health plans. Founded in 2017, it has about 100 people and doubled revenue last year.
The Role
The client is hiring a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (5-15 years) to own the full technical delivery of AI agent deployments for major health systems, providers and pharma organizations. You will architect complex systems, present to executives and build production software end to end, often as the only engineer in the room.
What You Will Do
- Own enterprise engagements end to end, from pre-sales demos and requirements through implementation and post-launch support.
- Architect and build production AI agent systems integrated with EHR/EMR, claims, specialty pharmacy and CRM systems under HIPAA.
- Run working sessions and present to executive stakeholders at major health plans and health systems.
- Make independent architecture decisions on scope, tools and integrations.
- Feed field learnings back into the core platform and build reusable components.
What You Bring
- 5-15 years as a software engineer building and owning complex production systems
- Ability to design full system architectures and produce architecture diagrams
- Strong client-facing communication and executive presence
- Healthcare or life science domain experience
Nice to Have
- EHR/EMR or claims integrations
- HIPAA-regulated environments
Benefits
Equity with secondary liquidity events every 18-24 months, annual performance bonus (about 10% of total compensation).
Tech Stack
JavaScript, Node.js, TypeScript, Python, Next.js, React, PostgreSQL, Redis, WebSockets, ETL/ELT, AWS, GCP, Docker
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