Forward Deployed Engineer - Strategist
ElevenLabsEngineering & ProductPosted 24 February 2026
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About ElevenLabsElevenLabs is an AI research and product company transforming how we interact with technology.We launched in January 2023 with the first human-like AI voice model. Today, we serve millions of users and thousands of businesses - from fast-growing startups to large enterprises like Deutsche Telekom and Meta. Our investors are some of the world's most prominent, including Andreessen Horowitz, ICONIQ Growth and Sequoia. We've raised $781M in funding and our last valuation was $11B - multiples of 11, always.We have expanded from voice into three main platforms:ElevenAgents enables businesses to deliver seamless and intelligent customer experiences, with the integrations, testing, monitoring, and reliability necessary to deploy voice and chat agents at scale.ElevenCreative empowers creators and marketers to generate and edit speech, music, image, and video across 70+ languages.ElevenAPI gives developers access to our leading AI audio foundational models.Everything we do is the result of the creativity and commitment of our team - builders doing the best work of their lives. We are researchers, engineers, and operators. IOI medalists and ex-founders. If you want to work hard and create lasting positive impact, we want to hear from you.How we workHigh-velocity: Rapid experimentation, lean autonomous teams, and minimal bureaucracy.Impact not job titles: We don’t have job titles. Instead, it’s about the impact you have. No task is above or beneath you.AI first: We use AI to move faster with higher-quality results. We do this across the whole company—from engineering to growth to operations.Excellence everywhere: Everything we do should match the quality of our AI models.Global team: We prioritize your talent, not your location.What we offerInnovative culture: You’ll be part of a generational opportunity to define the trajectory of AI, surrounded by a team pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.Growth paths: Joining ElevenLabs means joining a dynamic team with countless opportunities to drive impact - beyond your immediate role and responsibilities.Learning & development: ElevenLabs proactively supports professional development through an annual discretionary stipend.Social travel: We also provide an annual discretionary stipend to meet up with colleagues each year, however you choose.Annual company offsite: Each year, we bring the entire team together in a new location - past offsites have included Croatia and Italy.Co-working: If you’re not located near one of our main hubs, we offer a monthly co-working stipend.About the roleAs a Forward Deployed Engineer Strategist, you'll work as part of a driven and creative team of Engineers, Product Designers, and other Strategists to deploy our voice AI technology against the most challenging problems our customers face. Your mission is to synthesize disconnected streams of thought into a cohesive understanding of what the most important problem is, what the data means, what the product needs, what users are motivated by, and where the impact could be.No two days are the same, but as a FDE Strategist you can expect to:Meet with strategic customers to understand their critical audio and voice AI needs and locate their biggest pain points.Identify relevant use cases through deep engagement with customer problems and workflows, and work with Engineers to implement our voice and audio AI technology into innovative solutions.Design and architect bespoke integrations for customers, ensuring our technology fits seamlessly into their products and operations.Guide customers on best practices for implementing our voice and audio AI models to maximize their effectiveness.Present the results of our work and proposals for future work to audiences ranging from technical teams to C-suite executives.Collaborate with our Research and Product teams to incorporate field insights into ElevenLabs' software products and AI models.Build and deliver compelling demos of our voice and audio AI technolo ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
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