Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, AI

Details

SentinelOne is seeking a Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, AI to extend engineering capacity directly into departments including Sales, Customer Success, Finance, Security, People, and Legal. The role combines hands-on full-stack engineering, rapid prototyping with modern AI tools, and the judgment to determine when to build, reuse, or decline a solution. You will embed with stakeholders, scope problems end to end, and ship custom applications into production in days or weeks rather than quarters.

Responsibilities

• Embed with a functional department for a defined engagement and conduct discovery to understand workflows and pain points before coding.
• Scope, design, and build full-stack custom applications using modern frameworks, AI coding assistants, and internal platform APIs.
• Own delivery end to end, including architecture, development, testing, deployment, training, and handoff.
• Work hands-on with AI coding tools such as Claude Code and Codex to compress development cycles and iterate with stakeholders in near real time.
• Make explicit trade-offs between scope, speed, and quality as requirements change, and communicate those trade-offs to stakeholders and leadership.
• Partner with IT, Security, and Data teams to ensure applications meet standards for data security, compliance, and long-term supportability.
• Codify recurring patterns, components, and playbooks into reusable building blocks.
• Feed field learnings back to platform, product, and data teams.
• Measure success through production adoption and measurable business impact.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Demonstrated ability to independently design, build, and ship full-stack applications across frontend and backend systems.
• Proficiency in at least one modern backend language, such as Python or Node.js/JavaScript, or a comparable language.
• Sufficient frontend development ability to build usable internal tools without a dedicated design or frontend team.
• Hands-on experience with AI coding assistants and LLM-based tools, including Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex.
• Working knowledge of APIs, webhooks, data structures, and integration patterns.
• Experience working directly with non-technical stakeholders, scoping ambiguous requests, managing expectations, and delivering production solutions.
• Ability to work autonomously amid shifting priorities and varied departments and problem spaces.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical trade-offs to both functional vice presidents and engineers.
• Experience in a forward-deployed, solutions engineering, professional services, or startup generalist role is preferred.
• Exposure to enterprise security, compliance, or data governance requirements is preferred.

Benefits

• Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Flexible time off, paid company holidays, and paid sick time
• Gender-neutral parental leave and grandparent leave
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Life and disability insurance
• Health and dependent care FSA
• Voluntary hospital, accident, and critical illness benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• ARAG prepaid legal services
• Nationwide pet insurance
• Cancer Care program
• Global business travel medical insurance
• Home office allowance
• Mobile phone reimbursement
• Wellness coach and wellness/gym reimbursement
• Fertility coverage
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement

This is a U.S. role. The base pay range varies based on the candidate's location, and a different pay range may apply in some locations.

SentinelOne is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. SentinelOne participates in the E-Verify Program for all U.S.-based roles.