Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed
forward deployed engineer
technical staff
voice ai
enterprise
startup
san francisco
hybrid
engineering
✨ AI Summary
Vapi, a fast-growing platform for deploying voice AI agents, is hiring a Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed in San Francisco. This role focuses on deploying enterprise customers (like NYLife and Intuit) and driving expansion, with a 30/60/90-day plan to go from onsite deployment to building scalable product. Requires prior early-stage startup technical experience, ideally as an FDE or founder. Salary range is $200K-$280K with excellent equity, health coverage, flexible time off, and a $10k annual L&D budget.
Vapi (/ˈVɑːpi/):
- We’re creating the shift to voice as humanity’s default interface
- We’re the most configurable platform for deploying voice agents
- We’ve grown to over 600k developers in two years, adding 2,000+ every day
- Try talking to Vapi now!
Why We’re Hiring This Role:
- Our Enterprise ARR is growing at ~5x YoY with customers like NYLife and Intuit.
- We see ENT deploy in weeks and expand rapidly when we support them.
- We’re hiring FDE to light our ENT expansions on fire.
What You’ll Do:
- 30 Day: You’ll deploy a large ENT onsite.
- 60 Day: You’ll discover 2nd and 3rd use-cases within their team.
- 90 Day: You’ll build product that makes the next similar deployment trivial.
Who You Are:
- You’ve worked at an early startup in a technical role.
- You’ve been an FDE at a company we admire.
- Bonus: You’ve built your own startup.
Why Vapi:
- Generational impact: Build the human interface for every business
- Ownership culture: 70% of the company are previous founders
- Kind team: The founders, Jordan and Nikhil, are Canadians
- Tier-1 Investors: YC, KP seed, Bessemer Series A
What We Offer:
- Real stake: We offer a competitive salary and excellent equity ownership
- Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision plans
- Team love: We love hanging out, and we do quarterly off-sites
- Flexible time off: take what you need
- More: catered meals, transportation, gym, and a $10k annual L&D budget
Compensation Range: $200K - $280K
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