Forward Deployed Engineer
Quick facts
- Pay
- $165,000–$250,000 base salary plus equity
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Skills
- Python
- Industry
- Information Technology — 671 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B, OPT
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
Forward Deployed Engineer Location: San Francisco, CA · On-site Monday through Friday in the Mission District Employment: Full-time · 8–10 openings Compensation: $165,000–$250,000 base salary plus equity We are seeking Forward Deployed Engineers to build and deploy agentic AI solutions with enterprise customers.
You will own deployments from initial scoping through development, integration, and go-live, working directly with customer engineering teams and senior stakeholders. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys writing production code and turning complex customer problems into working solutions. What you’ll do
- Build and deploy multimodal, agentic AI systems in production.
- Scope customer needs, design solutions, write code, integrate systems, and improve results after launch.
- Develop AI agents for claims workflows using prompt engineering, model integrations, and AI-assisted coding tools.
- Integrate the platform with customer environments through APIs and other systems.
- Serve as a primary technical contact for customers and explain technical decisions clearly.
- Partner with applied AI and core platform engineers to improve deployments and document what the team learns.
What you’ll bring
- Two to five years of experience in a technical role using Python, including building and shipping production code.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and system design.
- Familiarity with LLMs, prompt engineering, and agentic AI.
- Experience working directly with customers or in a product-oriented engineering role.
- Experience in a startup, founding environment, or fast-paced technology company.
- Strong communication skills and a STEM degree.
Early-stage startup, founding engineer, and prior customer-facing engineering experience are especially valuable. Work location and visa support This role requires working in the San Francisco Mission office five days a week. Candidates must currently reside in the United States. OPT and H-1B transfers are supported.
The interview process has four steps. When applying, please highlight your experience with Python, production deployments, LLMs or agentic AI, customer-facing engineering, and startup environments.
Visa sponsorship record
No public sponsorship records foundWe didn't find H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 or green card (PERM) filings under the name MeeBoss in the Department of Labor and USCIS data. That doesn't mean the job can't be sponsored — the company may file under a different legal name, be new to sponsorship, or sponsor a visa that isn't in these datasets (for example H-2B or J-1).
Tip: ask the recruiter early, in writing, which visa they sponsor and whether they cover the legal and filing fees.
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B, OPT
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Computer Systems Analyst (or Engineer, for engineering-degree holders)” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
- STEM OPT extension (F-1 students)
Requires an E-Verify employer. We didn't find this company in the E-Verify list — ask HR.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Level I (entry)Software Developers · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $137,093 | ~15% |
| Level II | $165,131 | ~31% |
| Level III | $193,149 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $221,187 | ~61% |
This job pays $165,000–$250,000 a year — that's Level I (entry). In the wage-weighted H-1B lottery a Level I registration gets 1 entry; estimated selection chance about 15% — below average.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.