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Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

DryftSan Francisco
On-site Full-time

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Your Profile:Product Architect Mindset: You excel at transforming ERP pain points into user-friendly features, prioritizing UX, speed, and simplicity. Quick Learner: You grasp new concepts swiftly and adapt to various challenges.

About the job

Join Dryft as a Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

About Dryft: At Dryft, we are revolutionizing manufacturing operations by developing intelligent systems that automate intricate human decisions. Our small yet highly skilled team, with backgrounds from prestigious institutions like Stanford, Berkeley, CDTM, and TUM, is passionate about the physical world, encompassing everything from vehicles to machinery. Our team members include Stanford TreeHacks winners and recipients of notable scholarships, who have created innovative solutions ranging from robots to software with millions of downloads.

We are proudly supported by industry leaders from Amazon, Facebook, Stripe, Applied Intuition, and more, along with major investors like General Catalyst and Neo. While we've already saved our customers millions, this is just the beginning of our journey to redefine how the physical world operates.

The Role: As a Founding Forward Deployed Engineer, you will embark on an entrepreneurial journey, gaining invaluable insights into what it takes to be a successful founder, listener, and builder. This role blends engineering with direct customer interaction (50% Engineering, 50% Customer Engagement).

  • Design Product Backbone: Engage directly with users to translate their challenges into actionable product enhancements. Your hands-on approach will include prototyping and potentially writing production code.
  • Transform Operations into Product: Each deployment will serve as a model for scalability, allowing you to convert insights into reusable product features, data models, and operational playbooks.
  • Lead Full-Stack Rollouts: Take ownership of implementations from start to finish, collaborating with IT teams, engineers, and C-level executives across Europe and the US (10-30% travel).
  • Shape Dryft’s Growth: Work closely with our CEO and CTO to define the product's core attributes, laying the groundwork for future teams and potentially moving into leadership roles like CPO or COO.

This is a role that requires high ownership and independence for those who thrive on turning complexity into simplicity and delivering effective solutions.

About Dryft

Dryft is at the forefront of innovation in the manufacturing sector, creating intelligent systems that optimize complex decision-making processes. Our diverse team is not only academically accomplished but also deeply passionate about technology and real-world applications.

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