Posted 12 days ago
Forward Deployed Engineer
@ Raydar
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Raydar is recruiting a Forward Deployed Engineer on behalf of a software client. The role embeds with operating businesses to learn their workflows, builds and launches AI-driven automation, and runs the systems after launch. Full-time, hybrid in Toronto with 2 to 3 days of client travel per week, base salary CAD 180,000 to 260,000, plus equity and health, dental and vision coverage.
Responsibilities:
- Embed with operating businesses to map workflows and find high-impact automation
- Build integrations, prompts, evaluation tooling and user interfaces
- Run and tune deployed AI systems after launch
- Act as technical point of contact for senior business leaders
- Turn lessons learned into reusable deployment playbooks
Requirements summary:
- 3 to 6 years of engineering experience, full-stack
- TypeScript or Python, React and SQL
- Shipped production LLM or agent software to external users
- Experience working alongside customers or inside client teams
- Comfort travelling to client sites 2 to 3 days per week
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-25
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-26
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-26
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: moderate · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Perks mentioned | Stock or equity |
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Raydar
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Full company description
At Raydar we help innovative companies find the solutions they need to supercharge their growth. See website for full list of active open roles: www.raydar.xyz/open-roles
- LinkedIn followers
- 77,412
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 28
- Reported office locations
- 1514 17th St, 205, Santa Monica, California 90404, US
- Other recorded names
- Raydar
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
At Raydar we help innovative companies find the solutions they need to supercharge their growth. See website for full list of active open roles: www.raydar.xyz/open-roles
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Business Consulting and Services |
| Company size | 11-50 employees |
| Headquarters | Santa Monica, California |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2021 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 33 |
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About the company
Our client is a software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Work hands-on with business teams across several operating companies to understand their workflows and deliver AI-driven software into live use. Own delivery from discovery through launch and ongoing tuning, and serve as the main technical contact for business leaders.
What you'll do
- Embed with operating businesses to learn how they work and identify the few workflows where automation will have the most impact.
- Build integrations, prompts, evaluation tooling and user interfaces to launch a first automated workflow at each business.
- Run and tune deployed systems after launch, adjusting levels of autonomy and handing off cleanly to the business team once stable.
- Act as the trusted technical point of contact for senior business leaders, setting expectations and building confidence.
- Capture lessons learned and turn them into reusable playbooks that speed up future deployments.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Roughly 3 to 6 years of engineering experience, with full-stack ability to own delivery end to end independently.
- Proficiency in TypeScript or Python, React and SQL.
- Experience shipping production LLM or agent-based software to external users, including evaluation, autonomy controls and outcome tracking.
- A background working directly alongside customers or inside client teams as an engineer.
- Strong tenure at a recognized early-stage or high-growth startup.
- Hands-on use of AI dev tools and agents to automate manual work.
- Strong executive presence and polished communication with senior business leaders.
- Sound business instincts and the ability to shape open-ended business needs into well-defined engineering work.
- Comfort travelling to client sites 2 to 3 days per week.
- For candidates with under 2 years of experience, a technical degree from a top university.
Bonus points
- Programming experience in Go and TypeScript.
- Exposure to private equity, consulting or software operator environments.
- Background as a founder or founding engineer.
- Big Tech experience, particularly for new graduates.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: CAD 180,000 to 260,000 per year
- Equity
- Health, dental and vision coverage
Location and work model
- Toronto, Canada
- Hybrid: minimum 3 days per week in office (4 preferred)
- Domestic travel 2 to 3 days per week
- Full-time
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