Applied AI Engineer (FDE)

TheTop builds TheEngine, an AI product for companies that want clear, cost-efficient and well-governed use of AI. Our core team builds a high-quality, flexible product.

Now we're launching a Forward Deployed Engineering team, with one engineer already on board. Customers increasingly want an expert who sets the product up inside their company instead of figuring it out alone. That's where the market is going, and we're building for it.

What you'll do

• Own the product for your customers end to end as an Applied AI Engineer: about 90% backend, 10% or less frontend (simple and easy to customise)
• Deploy and adapt TheEngine to each customer's setup and needs
• Talk to customers, understand their business, and turn it into working solutions
• Work with the core team on how to make the product better, more flexible and easier to deliver and customise
• Code as much as before, or more, with AI agents doing a lot of the typing

You won't be alone: every FDE works with a product partner from our team.

What matters to us

• 3+ years of commercial engineering experience (Python)
• Fluent technical English and conversational English good enough for customer calls
• Availability until 3–4 PM US Eastern Time
• You understand the business side, not only the code, and you get corporate and US business culture
• Independence and an entrepreneurial attitude
• Easy to talk to and enjoy working with people
• You love IT and AI, not just the paycheck
• You want to go deeper into the product, learn new things and talk to people a bit more than before

Nice to have

• Past experience as an IT entrepreneur or founder

How to apply

Send your CV, your salary expectation and a few lines on what you've built with AI and why this role interests you.