About the job
About depthfirst
At depthfirst, we recognize that software is the cornerstone of contemporary society, yet it is continuously threatened by vulnerabilities that undermine its integrity, security, and resilience. Our mission is to fortify the world's software.
We are pioneering intelligence solutions to identify and address critical software vulnerabilities. Our focus lies in training and scaling security AI agents to uncover zero-day vulnerabilities across extensive customer codebases and widely-used open-source software.
Our founding team boasts extensive expertise in data, infrastructure, security, and AI, featuring leaders from renowned organizations such as DeepMind, Databricks, Square, and Faire.
About This Role
We are in search of a Forward Deployed Engineer to engage directly with our clients, deploying and operationalizing depthfirst's security AI agents within their environments. In this role, you will serve as the technical conduit between our product offerings and enterprise security infrastructure, ensuring our AI effectively identifies vulnerabilities at scale.
You will collaborate closely with clients to understand their unique security challenges, develop custom integrations on top of depthfirst's platform, and work alongside our product team to refine and generalize solutions. This position merges hands-on engineering work with in-depth customer collaboration, allowing you to influence both customer experiences with depthfirst and the evolution of our product.
What You'll Be Doing
- Integrate depthfirst's security AI agents into production environments for enterprise clients
- Establish strong relationships with security teams, becoming a trusted advisor
- Translate client challenges into practical solutions: develop custom integrations, data pipelines, and workflows that connect depthfirst with existing security tools
- Act as a liaison between customers and the product team—identify deployment patterns and collaborate to enhance platform capabilities
- Effectively communicate with a range of stakeholders, from security engineers to Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs)
- Manage the complete technical delivery process, from scoping and implementation to optimization
- Travel to client sites as necessary to ensure successful project outcomes

