Ikuto

Software Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineer) | AI Agents

We captured this posting once, on 2026-08-05, and did not track it afterwards — so we cannot tell you whether it is still open.

Employer
Ikuto
Location
New York, NY
Seniority
Mid level
Experience asked for
3+ years
Pay band
$185K – $240K

When we saw it

  • Posted 2026-07-20 — the date the employer published it
  • Archived 2026-08-05 — when we saved this copy

Found via LinkedIn — US keyword pulls.

Skills the posting named

ai/llm product shippingproblem solvingcustomer confidencearchitecture and codingcommercial thinkingbusiness understandingfull stack developmentreal-world problem solvingtechnical communicationpythontypescriptreact

From the posting

Software Engineer (Forward Deployed) San Francisco or NYC (hybrid) $185,000–$240,000 + Equity Most software engineers spend their time building products. This opportunity is different. You'll work directly alongside leadership teams at high-growth software companies, identifying operational bottlenecks and building AI-powered systems that remove them. One week you might be automating complex customer onboarding. The next, redesigning how revenue teams qualify opportunities or helping support teams eliminate thousands of repetitive tasks. You'll own the entire journey—from understanding the problem through to writing the software, deploying it into production and measuring the impact. If you enjoy ambiguity, autonomy and seeing your work change how businesses operate, you'll probably love this role. …

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