Bretton AI
Verified live 1d ago
Forward Deployed Engineer
Brief overview
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$150k–$200k/yrStated range
2+ yrsMinimum
1 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
PythonAPIsData pipelinesCloud infrastructureBackend engineeringData engineeringCommunication skillsDebuggingProblem-solvingCustomer-facing technical workLLMsModern AI systems
About the company
Bretton AIgreenlite.ai
Bretton is an AI platform for financial crime operations that automates essential workflows in AML, KYC, and risk management.
Visa sponsorship history
2 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026
Data powered by U.S. Department of Labor. This does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.1H-1B approved
100%approval rate
1new H-1B hires
$195,500median wage / yr
H-1B Petition ApprovalsVisas USCIS actually granted: the strongest sign the company sponsors.
20241
LCA Certified ApplicationsAn early filing step, not a visa approval: it signals intent, not confirmed sponsorship.
20262
Top sponsored roles
Software Engineer, Platform
Job description
Summary
Bretton AI is the leading AI agent platform for financial services, trusted by companies like Robinhood and Mercury. They are seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to help deploy and integrate their platform in real-world environments, working closely with customers to ensure successful implementation and uncovering insights for product improvement.
Responsibilities
- Deploy Bretton's AI agents at banks, fintechs, and payments companies, navigating the security and compliance requirements that come with regulated environments
- Travel onsite to work through last-mile connectivity challenges, from wiring up core banking integrations to resolving edge cases that only surface in live production
- Partner with BSA officers, AML analysts, and risk teams to translate their workflows and regulatory requirements into agent behavior that reflects how their business actually works
- Build the connectors, configuration tools, and internal frameworks that turn one-off customer solutions into repeatable platform capabilities
- Guide customers from demo through go-live as a trusted technical advisor, helping them resolve issues quickly and expand the value they get from Bretton
- Work cross-functionally with engineering, product, and GTM to remove blockers and do whatever it takes to make customers successful
- Diagnose and resolve issues in real deployments by reproducing problems and collaborating with the engineering team to fix them
- Translate customer usage into product insights by sharing customer needs with engineering and product teams and identifying opportunities to turn recurring solutions into product features
Skills
- 2+ years of experience as a software engineer or similar
- Strong backend or data engineering background
- Experience with Python, APIs, data pipelines, and cloud infrastructure
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to explain AI systems to non-technical stakeholders
- Strong debugging and problem-solving mindset
- Comfort working with enterprise customers
- Previous experience in a customer-facing technical role (e.g., solutions engineer, forward deployed engineer, or technical implementation role) is a plus
- Actively building with LLMs and modern AI systems is a must
Qualifications
Must Haves
- 2+ years of experience as a software engineer or similar
- Strong backend or data engineering background
- Experience with Python, APIs, data pipelines, and cloud infrastructure
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to explain AI systems to non-technical stakeholders
- Strong debugging and problem-solving mindset
- Comfort working with enterprise customers
Nice to Haves
- Previous experience in a customer-facing technical role (e.g., solutions engineer, forward deployed engineer, or technical implementation role) is a plus
- Actively building with LLMs and modern AI systems is a must
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare
- 401k matching
- Commuter benefits
- 15 days PTO + holidays
- Unlimited sick days
- Flexible leave options
- Working late? We cover DoorDash and Uber home
