Forward Deployed Engineer | Enterprise AI Portfolio

Peak Xv Partners

Peak Xv Partners

Software Engineering, Data Science

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Posted on Mar 29, 2026

We are looking for early-career engineers who can operate at the intersection of engineering, product, and customers. This role involves building real solutions for real users, often in fast-moving enterprise AI environments.

What you’ll do

  • Work directly with customers to understand problems and design solutions
  • Build and ship end-to-end features using modern full-stack / AI tooling
  • Act as the bridge between engineering, product, and business teams
  • Prototype quickly and own early deployments for key customers

Who we’re looking for

  • 1–3 years of experience (strong fresh graduates welcome)
  • Strong CS fundamentals and ability to build independently
  • Comfortable working directly with users / customers
  • High agency, strong communication, and ability to operate in ambiguity

Strong signals

  • IIT / IIIT / BITS / top CS programs (not mandatory)
  • Early startup experience (pre-seed / seed / Series A)
  • Founding engineer / intern at early-stage company
  • Side projects, hackathons, open source, or startup attempts
  • Interest in AI, developer tools, or enterprise software

This role is critical for scaling enterprise AI companies and is often the rate-limiting hire across early-stage teams.