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Caylent

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Caylent · USA

Posted about 3 months ago · Previously reposted

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
82 days
Caylent's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
Yes
taken down and listed again at least once
Salary listed
No
13% of Caylent's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Caylent
high
88 stale, 12 reposted of 88 open
Hiring momentum
143 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-24

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Caylent's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Caylent.

About this role

As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer at Caylent, you will independently manage client relationships from discovery to project closure, making architectural decisions and delivering AI solutions tailored to client needs. You will work on engagements that involve AI-augmented operations and workforce transformation, contributing intellectual property back to the practice after each project. This role requires a high degree of autonomy and accountability, with minimal oversight and a focus on delivering value in ambiguous environments.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Caylent as an employer.

What you need

  • 5+ years of engineering or technical delivery experience with meaningful time in embedded or client-facing contexts
  • Proven solo account delivery: evidence you've owned a client relationship from kickoff through close without supervision
  • Hands-on depth in one or more of: LLM application development, cloud-native architecture (AWS preferred), backend systems at scale, or enterprise business automation
  • Demonstrated ability to make independent technical decisions and manage your own delivery quality inside client environments
  • Strong communicator: technically precise with engineers, clear and confident with VP-level leadership; adjusts depth without losing accuracy
  • High tolerance for ambiguity; consistently delivers value before all requirements are defined

Nice to have

  • Experience building production AI systems: RAG pipelines, agents, fine-tuned models, or LLM-native applications
  • Hands-on with Claude, AWS Bedrock, or equivalent — model parameters, prompt architecture, tool use
  • Background in a consulting firm, systems integrator, or professional services environment
  • Familiarity with SOW-based delivery and scope management
  • AWS certifications: Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional, or equivalent

What you get

  • Medical Insurance for you and eligible dependents
  • 401k plan with company match up to 4% and immediate vesting
  • Competitive phantom equity
  • Company issued laptop
  • Dental and Vision insurance
  • Term Disability Insurance

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed, but a range is provided ($136,000 - $216,000) based on experience and qualifications
  • The role requires a high level of autonomy and accountability, which may not suit everyone
  • Caylent is a fully remote company, which may require strong self-management skills

Summarised from Caylent's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Caylent on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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