Junior Forward Deployed Engineer
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About this role
JUNIOR FORWARD DEPLOYED ENGINEER
LOCATION
New York, NY, USA
(Hybrid work – required to be in office 2–3 days/week)
JOB DESCRIPTION
At Interplay, we invest, coach, and cofound companies. We're building a next-generation AI operations platform designed to transform how our firm and portfolio companies operate. We're looking for a Junior Forward Deployed Engineer to embed directly with our business lines (Ventures, Accelerator, Studio, and Ascend) and translate real operational needs into working software, fast. You'll sit next to the end user, ship quickly, and iterate in the room rather than over a spec doc.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Embed with business line teams to understand their workflows firsthand.
- Rapidly prototype and ship internal tools, integrations, and AI-powered features.…
What we'd score you on
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Skills match
For this role: python, sql, next.js, vercel, openai…
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Level fit
This role is junior-level. We check your trajectory against it.
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Domain experience
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Recency
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Location fit
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