Location
Seattle, Washington
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
May 16, 2026
Job Description
At Palona, the Forward Deployed Engineer is a new kind of builder—born from the era of adaptive, multimodal AI systems. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, customer partnership, and real-world operations. You’ll work directly with operators in one of the most dynamic industries in the world and help guide AI agents that learn and evolve alongside them.
If you’re the type of person who loves both systems and people, who’s energized by real-world complexity, and who wants your work to have immediate impact in live environments, this is your path.
Responsibilities
As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you’ll be the connective tissue between our product, our customers, and the AI agents we deploy into the field. You will:
- Partner deeply with operators and customers to understand how the business actually runs, uncover real-world workflows, and translate them into system behavior.
- Scope, design, and deploy adaptive AI agents ...