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Forward Deployed Engineer

SF Bay Area (Hybrid)

Parasail is redefining AI infrastructure by enabling seamless deployment across a distributed network of GPUs, optimizing for cost, performance, and flexibility. Our mission is to empower AI developers with a fast, cost-efficient, and scalable cloud experience—free from vendor lock-in and designed for the next generation of AI workloads.

 

The Role

As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Parasail, you'll blend engineering with customer collaboration to solve mission-critical infrastructure challenges in real-world environments. You'll deploy Parasail's cutting-edge platform directly into customer stacks and iterate quickly based on what you learn in the field.

This is a dynamic role for a builder who thrives at the intersection of infrastructure, AI, and customer engagement. You'll work alongside our CEO and some of the most ambitious AI teams in the world, helping them scale workloads, reduce cost, and unlock performance—all without compromising security or flexibility.

What You’ll Do

  • Design, deploy, and customize infrastructure solutions in close collaboration with customers
  • Identify unique needs across industries and adapt Parasail’s GPU platform to deliver fast, scalable, and cost-effective AI performance
  • Collaborate with our engineering team to design tools, backend services, and integrations that bridge customer environments with Parasail’s distributed architecture
  • Act as a trusted engineering partner—troubleshooting, iterating, and problem-solving in production environments
  • Relay field insights to the internal engineering and product teams, shaping Parasail’s roadmap and improving platform usability
  • Lead technical projects from start to finish, especially in environments where end-to-end ownership and speed are critical

Who You Are

  • 3–7 years of experience in backend, infrastructure, or forward-deployed engineering roles
  • Proven success in environments where you've owned features end-to-end and worked directly with customers to deliver tailored solutions
  • Strong backend engineering foundation with experience in Python, Go, or Java
  • Comfortable working across distributed systems, with familiarity in Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, and containerization
  • Background in AI/ML systems or experience integrating ML models into production environments is a plus
  • Adept at navigating ambiguity, solving real-world problems quickly, and communicating clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Nice to Have

  • Experience working on AI developer tools or ML infrastructure platforms
  • Exposure to cybersecurity, threat modeling, or security-conscious architecture
  • Ability to work with analytics, logs, or system-level data to diagnose and optimize system behavior

Why Join Parasail

This role puts you at the edge of what’s possible with AI infrastructure. You’ll collaborate directly with customers building next-generation applications and play a pivotal role in shaping how scalable, distributed GPU networks are delivered to the world. As an early member of the team, you’ll have a massive impact—not just on our customers, but on the future of Parasail itself

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