Retell

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

We captured this posting once, on 2026-06-16, and did not track it afterwards — so we cannot tell you whether it is still open.

Employer
Retell
Location
San Francisco Bay Area
Seniority
Senior
Experience asked for
2+ years
Pay band
$180K – $300K

When we saw it

  • Posted 2026-06-01 — the date the employer published it
  • Archived 2026-06-16 — when we saved this copy

Found via LinkedIn — US keyword pulls.

Skills the posting named

llm promptingdelivery managementcommunicationproject scopingrisk managementmomentum maintenancecustomer engagementsystem designfeedback translationpythonjavascriptCRMs

From the posting

About Retell Ai Retell AI is using first principles to reimagine the call center with cutting-edge voice AI. Thousands of companies now utilize Retell’s AI voice agents to handle sales, support, and logistics calls that once required large teams of human agents. Backed by Y Combinator, Alt Capital, and other leading investors, we have scaled to $60M ARR with a team of 40 people, up from $5M at the start of 2025. Our vision for 2026 is to build a modern CX platform where entire contact centers are powered by AI. Instead of basic automation that needs constant human tuning, we’re creating intelligent AI “workers” that can act as frontline agents, QA analysts, and managers — continuously executing, monitoring, and improving customer interactions. …

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