Forward Deployed Engineer
Usul (Yc S24) — AI · B2B · Business Development
About the role
ABOUT USUL
Usul is a Silicon Valley AI lab helping America and its allies buy technology at the speed of Amazon Prime. We're Stanford dropouts, MIT AI scientists, and Tier-1 Special Forces Operators dedicating our lives to rebuilding the infrastructure that equips the Western world.
We’re the youngest founders to ever win a US Defense contract. Over the past year, we’ve helped Global 500 companies including RTX, BAE Systems, Palantir and Ukrainian drone manufacturers win $12B in contracts across 30 NATO nations.
You’ll be a forward deployed engineer working in the room on the data and workflows operators in the government will use daily to acquire any technology at the speed of relevance. You’ll also work directly on our commercial platform to help the biggest defense companies the world and frontier startups win government contracts across our allies.
Who we’re looking for
- 2-5 YOE, full time, full stack
- Knows how to build AI Agents and utilize LLMs effectively
- Has confidence to present to operators and C-suites at Fortune 500s
- Willing to travel to customers on site at military bases
- Has passion for solving mission-critical national security problems
- Builds intuitive UIs with React
- Scrappy and fiery, pissed off with how the system currently works
- ELITE Communication skills
Bonuses
- Holds a TS/SCI or Secret Clearance
- Has worked on government projects before
- Familiarity with React, NextJS, Typescript
About the interview
- 15-minute screening with Joon (CTO) or Oliver (CPO)
- 30-minute Culture Fit with Jarren (CEO)
- 3-hour Technical Interview with Joon (CTO)
- On-site at San Francisco/DC
- Offer!
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What the index says about this role
- First seen by JobLarper — Aug 2, 2026, 6 days ago. Older postings collect hundreds of applicants — a tailored résumé matters more the longer a role has been live.
- What Solutions Architect roles ask for — across 1,615 indexed openings: Python (46%), REST/APIs (42%), AI/LLM (36%), Cloud (31%), ML (29%).
- Usul (Yc S24) is hiring actively — 3 open roles indexed.
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