Senior Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, AI

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The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SentinelOne is an AI-native cybersecurity company whose platform unifies protection across endpoint, cloud, identity, data, and AI systems. The Senior Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, AI will embed with business departments to discover problems, build and deploy custom full-stack applications rapidly, and drive adoption. The role also involves partnering with IT, Security, and Data teams to ensure security, compliance, reusable solutions, and measurable business impact.

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

Company Overview

• SentinelOne is an autonomous cybersecurity solution company. It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in Mountain View, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.sentinelone.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

• SentinelOne has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2026, 13 in 2025, 14 in 2024, 2 in 2023, 18 in 2022, 5 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.