Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, GTM Platform

Upside
New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 214,000 - 245,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Independence","Stakeholder alignment","Judgment","Adaptability"]

Build the first AI-native internal platform for Upside’s go-to-market teams, starting from a greenfield effort and evolving from prototype to production. Embed with revenue teams to learn workflows, then define the architecture, choose tools, and ship systems that measurably change how revenue work gets done. Own technical direction as AI capabilities evolve, collaborate with security and infrastructure partners, and document decisions and tradeoffs clearly.

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Upside
Upside
9 hours ago

Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, GTM Platform

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Job Summary

Build the first AI-native internal platform for Upside’s go-to-market teams, starting from a greenfield effort and evolving from prototype to production. Embed with revenue teams to learn workflows, then define the architecture, choose tools, and ship systems that measurably change how revenue work gets done. Own technical direction as AI capabilities evolve, collaborate with security and infrastructure partners, and document decisions and tradeoffs clearly.
Location: New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build the first version of an AI-native platform for go-to-market teams, spanning agentic orchestration, automation, and revenue team interfaces.
  • •Embed with revenue teams to learn workflows, then design and ship systems that change how those workflows get done.
  • •Own technical direction by making architecture calls, choosing tools, and setting patterns the platform grows on.
  • •Move from prototype to production quickly and iterate as AI capabilities change.
  • •Collaborate with security and infrastructure partners and document decisions and tradeoffs clearly.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 214,000 - 245,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionEquity401kPaid ParentalWellness StipendPaid LeaveLearning BudgetMeal Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •Staff-level engineering experience (~8 years) with a history of owning systems end to end.
  • •Experience building zero-to-one/greenfield systems, early-stage products, or internal platforms from scratch.
  • •Production experience building with LLMs and AI APIs, including prompt design, output evaluation, and reliability iteration.
  • •Fluency with AI-assisted development tools as part of everyday work.
  • •Strong judgment on technical tradeoffs, ability to refactor/change direction as requirements shift.
Experience:8+ yearsStartupHigh-growth environmentsAILLMInternal tooling
Skills:CommunicationIndependenceStakeholder alignmentJudgmentAdaptability
Tech Stack:ReactTypeScriptPythonLLMsAI APIsSalesforceHubSpotRAGVector databasesEmbedding-based searchSnowflake

Company Brief

Upside
Operates a consumer cashback and rewards platform that offers drivers and shoppers rebates on fuel, groceries, and dining by partnering with merchants and payment networks to deliver targeted offers and payments-driven incentives.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States
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