Karumi (YC F25)

Founding Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

We captured this posting once, on 2026-05-22, and did not track it afterwards — so we cannot tell you whether it is still open.

Employer
Karumi (YC F25)
Location
San Francisco, CA
Seniority
Entry level
Experience asked for
1+ years
Pay band
$100K – $150K

When we saw it

  • Posted 2026-03-15 — the date the employer published it
  • Archived 2026-05-22 — when we saved this copy

Found via LinkedIn — US keyword pulls.

Skills the posting named

troubleshootingqadebuggingroot cause analysissystem optimizationattention to detailquality-firstempathyfeedback translationscriptingautomation

From the posting

Company Karumi is building a world where software explains and sells itself. We build AI agents that interact with real products in real time—joining video calls with prospects, navigating a product in a real browser, and delivering the “aha moment” instantly. Role We’re hiring a Founding Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to own end-to-end customer rollouts of Karumi: configuring, deploying, and operating our AI agent in real customer environments. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role for someone early in their career with strong technical instincts who enjoys troubleshooting and wants deep exposure to how modern AI products get implemented and operated in production. …

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