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About Intuit
Intuit is a financial software company known for products like TurboTax, QuickBooks, Mint, and Credit Karma, helping consumers and small businesses manage their finances and taxes. Industry: Financial Software & Technology
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The Forward Deployed Engineer joins the Engineering team to bridge the gap between core product development and specific customer needs within the Enterprise Suite. This role involves building proof-of-value prototypes during the pre-sale phase and deploying production-ready AI Agents post-sale to automate complex accounting processes. You will perform deep technical troubleshooting, write SQL for integrations, and review Python code to manage data flows and API-driven workflows. Key technologies include LangChain, LangGraph, MCP servers, RAG, vector stores, and LLMs from OpenAI, Gemini, and Anthropic. You must possess expertise in REST APIs, GraphQL, and webhooks. The work focuses on solving operational bottlenecks in enterprise finance, specifically transforming manual accounting tasks into automated workflows while providing technical feedback to shape the core product roadmap.
What does a Forward Deployed Engineer earn?
Median $219575 from 46 postings across 19 companies.
Build working proof-of-value prototypes using a prospect's actual data and systems to win new deals.
Lead technical evaluations including architecture reviews, security compliance, and integration feasibility for IT teams.
Architect and deploy customer-specific AI Agent configurations to automate complex accounting processes in production.
Perform deep technical troubleshooting by writing SQL, editing Python, and diagnosing API-driven workflow issues.
Serve as the primary technical point of contact for enterprise finance leaders during implementation and expansion.
Translate customer feedback and integration requirements into structured signals for the Core Engineering roadmap.
Create implementation guides and reusable assets to standardize the deployment of AI-enabled workflows.
Travel to customer sites to lead hands-on deployment, training, and adoption workshops.
What we're looking for
3-5 years of experience in Forward Deployed Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Sales Engineering, technical consulting, or a comparable customer-embedded engineering role.
Deep experience with Agentic AI including LangChain, LangGraph, MCP servers, multi-agent systems, RAG, and vector stores.
Experience with LLMs and tooling such as OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic, GitHub Copilot, Gemini Code Assist, and prompt engineering.
Deep experience with REST APIs, GraphQL, webhooks, SQL, and enterprise integrations.
Ability to manage multiple technical deployments simultaneously under delivery pressure and lead technical troubleshooting calls with customers.
Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguity into executable requirements and communicate insights to both engineers and executives.
Background in high-growth SaaS, applied AI, or fintech/ERP/accounting-adjacent domains (preferred).
Domain experience in priority verticals such as construction, nonprofit, manufacturing, wealth management, healthcare, franchise, or field services (preferred).