Founding Forward Deployed Engineer

Onyx is an innovative open-source GenAI platform that has gained significant traction with hundreds of thousands of users and over 10K GitHub stars. Recently raised a $10M seed round backed by prestigious investors like Khosla Ventures and First Round Capital. The platform serves as a comprehensive knowledge hub, integrating with various information sources like Google Drive, Slack, GitHub, and Confluence to create a centralized query system.

As the Founding Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in expanding Onyx's technical reach and customer success. You'll be the primary technical advisor for the growing customer base, managing deployments across multiple cloud platforms and helping customers maximize their use of the platform. The position requires expertise in cloud technologies, strong communication skills, and the ability to bridge the gap between customers and the product team.

The role offers an exciting opportunity to work with high-profile customers like Netflix, Ramp, and Applied Intuition, while also contributing to the open-source community. The interview process includes a non-technical phone screen, mock deployment debugging, and a compensated work trial. The company, founded in 2023, maintains a small but dynamic team of 6 people and is positioned at the forefront of enterprise AI integration.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to be at the intersection of technical implementation and customer success, with the potential to build and lead the technical sales organization as the company scales. The role offers competitive compensation including both salary ($130K-$250K) and equity (0.10%-1.00%), making it an attractive position for those looking to make a significant impact in a rapidly growing AI startup.