Kilvin
Forward-Deployed Engineer
This posting was open on Kilvin's own careers board when we last checked it.
- Employer
- Kilvin
- Location
- New York, NY, US · Philadelphia, PA, US · Denver, CO, US · Remote (US)
- Seniority
- Mid level
- Experience asked for
- 3+ years
- Pay band
- $120K – $180K
- Team
- Full stack
When we saw it
- First seen 2026-07-23 — the first scan of ours that found it
- Last seen open 2026-07-23
- Archived 2026-07-23 — when we saved this copy
Found via Y Combinator Work at a Startup.
Skills the posting named
GitTypeScriptAI Agents
From the posting
**About Kilvin** Kilvin is an AI-native software agency that builds custom internal tools for non-technical teams. We deliver everything through **our platform**: a shared workspace for our clients to access and interact with their software. We believe strongly in the principle of **personal software**: technology purpose-built for the individual, and that AI-enabled software generation provides the greatest opportunity to bring personal software to the masses. Founded by [**Chris**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/cschlaep/) and [**Jorrie**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorrie/) - MIT CS grads and former Googlers. **The role** Our clients are operators, not engineers. What makes Kilvin work well is the tight loop between understanding what a client actually needs and shipping software that does it - quickly. As a Forward-Deployed Engineer, you'll own that loop end to end. …
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