Forward Deployed Engineer

Circle

Actively hiring
San Francisco, California, US Posted 46 days ago $100,000–$140,000 / year
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At a glance

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TL;DR

As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Circle’s AI Strategy & Transformation Team, you will join a dynamic and innovative group focused on integrating agentic systems to enhance business operations. Your role involves collaborating closely with internal teams to identify inefficiencies and develop AI-driven solutions that improve process efficiency and quality. You will rapidly prototype and deploy these systems while ensuring clear communication and stakeholder buy-in through demonstrations and enablement sessions. Additionally, you will establish evaluation frameworks to measure the effectiveness of your work and document best practices for broader adoption across the company. Ideal candidates possess a strong background in software engineering, experience with LLM tooling, and a bias towards action, coupled with excellent communication skills to bridge technical and non-technical teams.

Skills

Python LLM_tooling agent_frameworks CI/CD Docker Kubernetes Terraform AWS GCP Azure PostgreSQL MongoDB Git GitHub Jenkins Prometheus Grafana LangChain AI_quality_measurement internal_API_design API_Gateway

What you'll do

  • Identify high-friction processes and opportunities to redesign work using AI.
  • Prototype and ship agent workflows that deliver measurable business improvements.
  • Build trust with non-technical stakeholders through clear communication and demos.
  • Design evaluation loops to assess quality, reliability, and safety of agentic systems.
  • Capture successful patterns and create reusable playbooks for internal teams.
  • Inform broader AI strategy based on insights from field work and deployments.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Strong software fundamentals and ability to ship production-quality code.
  • Experience with LLM tooling or agent frameworks.
  • Comfort operating in ambiguous problem spaces and defining problems as you go.
  • Clear, empathetic communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Demonstrated ownership and follow-through on projects.

Market check

Salary context

This $100,000–$140,000 range sits above 17% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$115,000–$198,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$130,962–$201,841

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 238 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Circle

Circle is a global financial technology firm and the principal operator of USD Coin (USDC), a leading stablecoin, providing cross-border payments and digital currency infrastructure for businesses. Industry: Financial Technology & Digital Currency

Circle currently has 17 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $185,000–$237,500 across 17 roles with salary data.

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