Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed, NYC

Company: Vapi
Location: New York
Type: Full time
Posted: Apr 7, 2026
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Vapi, a platform for deploying voice agents, is hiring a Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed in NYC. This role involves deploying enterprise customers, discovering new use cases, and building product to scale deployments. Requires early startup technical experience, ideally as an FDE or founder. Salary range: $200K-$280K, with equity, health coverage, and perks like a $10k 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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