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Realm is an AI platform for mining companies that reduces costly downtime and increases yield, unlocking millions in profit. Realm integrates with existing cameras, sensors, and control systems to detect and predict equipment failures, flag unsafe behavior, automate responses, and notify key personnel. Our customers include major American coal mines as well as gemstones and oil & gas operations internationally.
Realm is an AI platform for mining companies that reduces costly downtime and increases yield, unlocking millions in profit. Realm integrates with existing cameras, sensors, and control systems to detect and predict equipment failures, flag unsafe behavior, automate responses, and notify key personnel. Our customers include major American coal mines as well as gemstones and oil & gas operations internationally.
As our first Forward Deployed Engineer, you will be the technical point of contact for customers in the field—owning integrations, onsite deployment work, and the translation of real-world operational needs into robust, scalable technical solutions. You’ll work hands-on with customer systems, troubleshoot complex environments, and rapidly prototype tools and integrations needed to make Realm successful in mission-critical settings.
This role is deeply technical and field-oriented—focused on making the product work seamlessly in demanding industrial and government environments. You’ll embed with users, uncover operational realities, validate technical assumptions, and ensure our technology performs reliably under real-world constraints. This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys building in messy environments, thrives on customer interaction, and takes pride in shipping solutions that matter.
Spend ~50% of your time onsite with customers across the US
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Build a ground-truth understanding of customer operations—shadowing operators, analysts, and frontline teams to understand workflows, constraints, and integration requirements
Rapidly prototype tools and integrations in the field (“vibe-coding”) to validate ideas, solve urgent problems, and prove feasibility before handing off to engineering
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Ensure customers succeed in mission-critical contexts by enabling smooth deployment, data flow, connectivity, and operational reliability
Inform the product and engineering teams with data, field observations, and frontline feedback—advocating for changes that reflect true customer needs
Contribute to the foundation, process, and culture that will scale Realm’s forward deployed engineering function
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Shape the brand and product of a category-defining company from the ground up
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Mid · 2+ years experience
Remote
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