Forward Deployed Engineer

Requirements

• Several years of programming experience. You could build and deploy a production server from scratch
• Track record of high performance in demanding environments, whether that's a top CS program, a competitive sport, a startup, or something else entirely
• Comfort with direct customer interaction. You've sold something, supported someone, or otherwise held your own in high-stakes conversations
• High tolerance for context-switching, ambiguity, and sustained intensity
• Willingness to travel as needed for customer engagements
• You might excel if you...
• Have built and shipped user-facing products end to end
• Have closed revenue or driven commercial outcomes at a previous company
• Thrive in early-stage environments where your job description changes monthly
• Are energized by the idea of being the person customers think of when they think of Exa
• Care deeply about the problem of organizing the world's knowledge and making it accessible to machines
• This is an in-person opportunity in San Francisco. We're happy to sponsor international candidates (e.g., STEM OPT, OPT, H1B, O1, E3). In addition to premium healthcare benefits (medical, dental, vision), we also offer fertility benefits and a monthly wellness stipend to all of our employees.
• Exa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related conditions, criminal histories consistent with applicable law, or any other basis protected by applicable law.