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Forward Deployed Engineer

Remote from Spain·Full-time·Added yesterday (last checked 21 Oct)

Happyrobot

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Overview

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Full-time
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Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Strong full-stack experience: React, TypeScript, Node.js.

  • Hands-on proficiency in Python.

  • Experience building AI/ML applications, including LLM prompting and tuning.

  • Ability to manage APIs and integrate with third-party systems.

  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

  • Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.

  • Founder mindset: highly independent, takes ownership, and thrives in a fast-paced environment.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • Join a world-class team of engineers and builders.

  • Backed by top investors including a16z, Y Combinator, Base10, Prysm Capital and Eurazeo.

  • Have ownership and autonomy of projects and are encouraged to ship.

  • Comprehensive Benefits including healthcare, dental, vision coverage.

  • Competitive salary + equity in a high-growth startup.

The role

We are looking for a versatile and highly skilled Forward Deployed Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will combine strong technical abilities with excellent communication skills, working directly with customers to ensure they maximize the value of HappyRobot's AI platform. You will be involved in onboarding, implementation, and ongoing support, while also contributing to product development and innovation.

At HappyRobot, there's no role seniority or hierarchy - we operate as a team of builders. We execute, we build, we own, and we care deeply about our customers and their success.

What you'll do

  • Customer-Facing Engineering - Work closely with customers from onboarding to ongoing usage, helping them integrate and optimize our AI solutions.

  • Technical Development - Build new features, MVPs, and scalable solutions that directly impact customer outcomes.

  • Full-Stack Development - Utilize React, TypeScript, Node.js, and Python to develop robust applications and tools.

  • AI/ML Applications - Design, implement, and iterate on AI/ML solutions, including LLM prompting, tuning of voices, and transcribers to optimize use cases.

  • Integration & APIs - Manage APIs and integrations with third-party systems to ensure seamless functionality for customers.

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration - Partner with Product, Engineering, and Customer Success teams to deliver tailored solutions.

  • Iterative Problem-Solving - Continuously iterate and improve AI solutions based on customer feedback and evolving requirements.

  • Project Management - Prioritize and manage multiple projects under tight deadlines while maintaining high-quality results.

About Happyrobot

Happyrobot is an AI-powered customer service automation platform that helps companies build and deploy AI agents to handle customer interactions. The company provides a no-code platform for creating AI agents that can automate customer service workflows, serving clients across various industries. Happyrobot is a well-funded startup with a global presence, having raised significant venture capital funding.

Happyrobot has a growing presence in Spain, with a team of forward-deployed engineers and go-to-market professionals based in Madrid. The company is actively hiring for a variety of technical and commercial roles in Spain, including forward-deployed engineers, machine learning engineers, and sales roles, indicating a strong commitment to building out its Spanish operations. For international professionals, Happyrobot offers a dynamic, fast-paced startup environment with opportunities to work on cutting-edge AI technology and contribute to the company's expansion in the European market.

Founded
2016
Employees
50–200
Headquarters
San Francisco, USA
In Spain
Barcelona

Good to know if you are moving

  • Happyrobot is a US-based startup, so international hires should be comfortable with a fast-paced, high-autonomy work environment.
  • The company has a distributed workforce, with a significant hub in Barcelona, Spain, which is a major European tech hub.
  • Roles in Spain include forward-deployed engineers and sales positions, which are client-facing and may require travel.
  • The company's platform is built on cutting-edge AI technology, offering opportunities to work on complex and impactful problems.
  • As a startup, the company offers significant growth potential and the chance to have a large impact on the product and company direction.

In their own words

About the company & team

HappyRobot is the infrastructure for enterprises to build and orchestrate AI workforces. Our AI workers don't just communicate through voice and email - they make decisions, take action, and run operations autonomously across entire enterprise systems. Born in Y Combinator (S23) and backed by a16z, Base10, Prysm Capital and Eurazeo with over $200M raised, we power critical operations for global enterprises worldwide.

Our platform is battle-tested in the most demanding environments, where AI has real consequences. We started in logistics, built our own voice stack, models, and orchestration layer from the ground up, and are now bringing that infrastructure to every enterprise that runs the real economy. Learn more about our vision in our manifesto.

Additional information


Extreme Ownership

We take full responsibility for our work, outcomes, and team success. No excuses, no blame-shifting - if something needs fixing, we own it and make it better. This means stepping up, even when it's not "your job." If a ball is dropped, we pick it up. If a customer is unhappy, we fix it. If a process is broken, we redesign it. We don't wait for someone else to solve it - we lead with accountability and expect the same from those around us.

Craftsmanship

Putting care and intention into every task, striving for excellence, and taking deep ownership of the quality and outcome of your work. Craftsmanship means never settling for "just fine." We sweat the details because details compound. Whether it's a product feature, an internal doc, or a sales call - we treat it as a reflection of our standards. We aim to deliver jaw-dropping customer experiences by being curious, meticulous, and proud of what we build - even when nobody's watching.

We are "majos"
Be friendly & have fun with your coworkers. Always be genuine & honest, but kind. "Majo" is our way of saying: be a good human. Be approachable, helpful, and warm. We're building something ambitious, and it's easier (and more fun) when we enjoy the ride together. We give feedback with kindness, challenge each other with respect, and celebrate wins together without ego.

Urgency with Focus
Create the highest impact in the shortest amount of time. Move fast, but in the right direction. We operate with speed because time is our most limited resource. But speed without focus is chaos. We prioritize ruthlessly, act decisively, and stay aligned. We aim for high leverage: the biggest results from the simplest, smartest actions. We're running a high-speed marathon - not a sprint with no strategy.

Talent Density and Meritocracy
Hire only people who can raise the average; 'exceptional performance is the passing grade.' Ability trumps seniority. We believe the best teams are built on talent density - every hire should raise the bar. We reward contribution, not titles or tenure. We give ownership to those who earn it, and we all hold each other to a high standard. A-players want to work with other A-players - that's how we win.

First-Principles Thinking
Strip a problem to physics-level facts, ignore industry dogma, rebuild the solution from scratch. We don't copy-paste solutions. We go back to basics, ask why things are the way they are, and rebuild from the ground up if needed. This mindset pushes us to innovate, challenge stale assumptions, and move faster than incumbents. It's how we build what others think is impossible.

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