Forward Deployed Engineer at arnata (W21)
$100K - $165K  •  0.10% - 0.50%
AI workers for the logistics industry.
San Francisco, CA, US
Full-time
US citizen/visa only
1+ years
About arnata

AI workers for the logistics industry.

About the role

Make AI Real. Change How the World Runs.

We’re building AI Workers—intelligent agents that take over the repetitive, painful, operational chaos that slows businesses down.

Your job is to make that future show up—now.

As a Forward-Deployed Engineer, you are the tip of the spear. You’ll drop into the messiest, most critical parts of our customers’ businesses and turn legacy operations into AI-driven systems. You won’t follow a playbook. You’ll write it—alongside the smartest operators, engineers, and AI minds in the world.

This isn’t a job. It’s a proving ground.


What You’ll Actually Do

  • Embed with customers and learn how they really operate
  • Design and deploy AI Workers that immediately transform their business
  • Build lightweight tools, integrations, and logic—then iterate in real time
  • Debug edge cases, optimize performance, and ensure the AI works every time
  • Bridge engineering and operations, with full ownership from day one

Who You Are

  • You think like a founder, not an employee
  • You care about outcomes, not org charts or job titles
  • You’re technical enough to build, and relentless enough to finish
  • You thrive in chaos and move fast when others hesitate
  • You see ambiguity as opportunity—not risk


Skills We Value

  • Strong software background (CS, Physics, Engineering, Math—or you taught yourself by building)
  • Proficient in Python, Java, JS/TS, or similar
  • Comfortable with APIs, data flows, scripting, and building quickly
  • Exceptional communicator—you can talk to executives and operators alike
  • Experience in logistics, AI deployment, or high-stakes ops is a plus, but not required
  • Willing to travel to where the action is (~25%). Do what you love and see the world at the same time!


Why It Matters

We’re giving companies an unfair advantage by deploying AI Workers that never sleep, never quit, and always get better. You are the one who makes it real. You’ll change the way businesses run—not incrementally, but exponentially.

If your dream is to build something that rewires the economy...

If you’re ready to own things most people are too scared to touch...

Apply. Or build something great and send it to us.

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