Forward Deployed Engineer, Agentic AI

SurrealDB
SurrealDB

Software Engineering, Data Science · Contractor

Remote

Posted on Nov 13, 2026
SurrealDB is on the lookout for experienced engineers to join our bench of Forward Deployed Engineers, working embedded with enterprise customers to design, deploy and scale SurrealDB and SurrealDB Agent Memory in production. In this role, you will bring strength in agentic AI engineering.

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will work directly inside a customer’s engineering team, turning architecture into running production systems and leaving their team able to own the platform. You will report into a SurrealDB engineering manager and work closely with our engineering and customer teams.

About this engagement
  • Contract role, starting in early 2027 and running for around three months, full time
  • Open to applicants based in the UK or the US
  • Working US Eastern hours
  • You will work on customer-provided equipment and complete a background check before starting
  • Occasional on-site travel may be required
  • Our client will make the final selection. If you are not selected for this particular engagement, we will consider you for our bench of approved contractors for future