Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SentinelOne is a company at the intersection of AI and security, pioneering a new operating model for cybersecurity. As a Senior Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, AI, you will extend engineering capacity directly into various departments, embedding with stakeholders to build custom applications that address their specific needs.
Responsibilities
- Embed with a functional department for a defined engagement, running discovery to understand workflows and pain points before writing a line of code
- Scope, design, and build full-stack custom applications (not just automations or scripts) using modern frameworks, AI coding assistants, and internal platform APIs, moving from prototype to production quickly
- Own delivery end to end including architecture, build, testing, deployment, and the training and handoff that gets a department to actually adopt what you built
- Work hands-on in the code alongside AI coding tools (Claude Code, Codex, etc.) to compress build cycles, iterating with stakeholders in near real time rather than through long requirements documents
- Make explicit trade-offs between scope, speed, and quality as requirements shift, and communicate those trade-offs clearly to stakeholders and leadership
- Partner with IT, Security, and Data teams so every deployed application meets SentinelOne's standards for data security, compliance, and long-term supportability
- Codify recurring patterns, components, and playbooks from each engagement into reusable building blocks for the next department and for the broader engineering organization
- Feed field learnings back to platform, product, and data teams covering what worked, what broke, and what the next generation of internal tools should look like
- Measure and report success through production adoption and measurable business impact, not lines of code shipped or tickets closed
Skills
- 8 or more years of professional software engineering experience with a demonstrated ability to design, build, and ship full-stack applications (frontend and backend) independently
- Proficiency in at least one modern backend language (Python, Node.js/JavaScript, or comparable) and enough frontend ability to build usable internal tools without waiting on a dedicated design or frontend team
- Hands-on experience using AI coding assistants and LLM-based tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, etc.) to accelerate development, plus a working understanding of APIs, webhooks, data structures, and integration patterns
- A track record of working directly with non-technical stakeholders including scoping ambiguous requests, managing expectations, and shipping something real rather than a deck
- Comfort operating with significant autonomy and shifting priorities across departments and problem spaces where the right solution is rarely handed to you
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical trade-offs to a functional VP as easily as to a fellow engineer
- Prior experience in a forward-deployed, solutions engineering, professional services, or startup generalist role where you owned a project from discovery through production is preferred
- Exposure to enterprise security, compliance, or data governance requirements given the internal, security-conscious environment you will be building in 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
- Grandparent leave
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Life and disability insurance
- Health and dependent care FSA
- Voluntary benefits (hospital, accident, critical illness)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- ARAG pre-paid legal
- Nationwide pet insurance
- Cancer Care program
- Global business travel medical insurance
- Home office allowance
- Mobile phone reimbursement
- Wellness coach
- Wellness/gym reimbursement
- Fertility coverage
- Adoption & surrogacy reimbursement
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