Forward Deployed Engineer
US$215,000 – US$290,000 / yr base salary
Posted 27 Aug 2026
Advertised as “Forward Deployed Engineer, Voice AI (Redwood City, CA)”
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- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
- Visa sponsorship
- Offered
| Base salary | US$215,000 – US$290,000 / yr |
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Field of studyComputer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering
Study levelBachelor's
Lavendo partners with startups and high‑growth companies to help them hire top‑tier sales, GTM, and technical talent. This role is with one of our clients; we’ll share full details about the company and interview process as we get to know you and confirm mutual fit.
About the Company
Our client is a fast-scaling voice AI company reimagining the call center from first principles. Their platform turns any LLM into a human-like voice agent, and thousands of companies now use it to handle sales, support, and logistics calls that once required large teams of human agents. Backed by Y Combinator, Alt Capital, and other leading investors, this is a company with real revenue, real enterprise customers, and real momentum — scaling from roughly $5M in ARR at the start of 2025 to an estimated $60M–$80M ARR in 2026, while staying profitable.
The Mission
They believe the next generation of great customer experience won't be run by human call centers with basic automation bolted on — it'll be run by AI. Their mission is to build a modern CX platform where intelligent AI "workers" act as frontline agents, QA analysts, and even managers, continuously executing, monitoring, and improving every customer interaction.
The Opportunity
This is a forward-deployed engineering role where you're never far from either a codebase or a client on a call. You'll embed directly with enterprise teams — bridging technical and non-technical stakeholders — to take voice AI solutions from first prototype to full production. You'll own the technical win end-to-end: scoping the build, shipping the integration, and shaping how the product evolves based on what you learn in the field. The company is hiring three engineers into this role.
What You'll Do
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Lead end-to-end delivery of client projects on the platform, from prototyping to production, communicating progress and risk clearly along the way
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Become a go-to expert on building voice AI solutions, especially the art of LLM prompting
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Ship real full-stack integrations (Python, JavaScript/React, Node.js) connecting the platform to enterprise tools like CRMs, ERPs, and scheduling systems
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Act as a true partner to sales — engaging clients directly to gather requirements, prototype demos, and present system designs
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Scope projects, resolve technical blockers, and keep cross-functional teams aligned with concise updates
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Codify reusable patterns into shared tools or platform components that speed up future deployments