Forward Deployed Engineer

Forward Deployed Engineer ABOUT AVOCA Avoca is transforming how home service companies engage with their customers. Our AI-powered conversational agents handle every high-value inbound call, including booking jobs, qualifying leads, and driving higher revenue—all at a speed and consistency unmatched by human call centers. We’ve expanded to 100 employees in under two years, backed by a high-energy, in-office culture across our NYC headquarters and Santa Barbara office. In a $500B+ market where missed calls mean lost business, we’re building the category-defining platform for AI-driven customer engagement. We’re serving the largest brands in home services, and grew 10x in 2025. With a high-performance, in-office team in NYC, we’re moving fast to capture a massive, underserved market where 85% of missed calls go to competitors. Every hire here has an immediate and visible impact. ABOUT THE ROLE As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you’ll embed directly with our customers, understanding their workflows, designing tailored AI solutions, and deploying systems that deliver immediate impact. You’ll operate at the cutting edge of conversational AI, working closely with our product team to shape strategy based on what you see in the field. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Embed with customers to deeply understand their operations and deliver AI solutions that work from day one. - Build and maintain the infrastructure for conversational AI, APIs, integrations, monitoring, and feedback loops. - Translate business requirements into technical architectures and deployments. - Identify patterns across deployments and feed insights back into our core product roadmap. - Operate with high autonomy in high-stakes, ambiguous environments. WHAT YOU’LL BRING - 3+ years in software engineering, preferably with backend or systems experience. - Proficient in Python (TypeScript/JavaScript a plus) and familiar with major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, or Azure.) - Strong communicator able to work seamlessly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Bonus: experience with vector databases, LLMs, prompt engineering, or AI agent frameworks. - Comfort working in dynamic environments with shifting priorities. - Eagerness to work in person with us in NYC full time. WHY AVOCA At Avoca, you’ll be part of a team that’s building a category-defining company at the center of a massive market opportunity. We’re a fast-moving, collaborative team with a culture designed for builders who thrive on speed, iteration, and impact.