Principal Engineer - Forward Deployment Engineering
Toast
Remote
$230,000—$368,000 usd py
Remote
Architect 0-to-1 solutions
Ai & strategy engineering
Gtm engine revolution
Toast is looking for a hands-on Forward Deployment Engineer to join the AI & Strategy Engineering team, focused on architecting 0-to-1 solutions to revolutionize the GTM engine
Job Summary
Toast is looking for a hands-on Forward Deployment Engineer to join the AI & Strategy Engineering team, focused on architecting 0-to-1 solutions to revolutionize the GTM engine.
Responsibilities include hands-on execution of agentic solutions, rapid prototyping of AI Proof-of-Concepts, process discovery with business leaders, and architecting the flow between LLMs and the GTM stack.
The role requires mastery of GTM systems like Salesforce and modern data tools, proven track record in complex enterprise software, and design of event-driven, asynchronous architectures.
Matching Summary
Toast is looking for a hands-on Forward Deployment Engineer to join the AI & Strategy Engineering team, focused on architecting 0-to-1 solutions to revolutionize the GTM engine.
Salary
$230,000—$368,000 USD
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Architect 0-to-1 solutions
AI & Strategy Engineering
GTM engine revolution
Frontier AI capabilities
Revenue-driving applications
Intelligent systems engineering
Production-grade AI systems
Autonomous agents
Intelligent workflows
Fragmented, manual GTM processes
Scalable, high-conversion engines
Agentic solutions for GTM
Rapid prototyping (1-2 week sprints)
Process discovery with leaders
Architect LLM flow to GTM stack
Golden Record mindset
Translate technical to business metrics
Architectural resilience
Concurrency, scale, and reliability
Expert in CRM APIs (Salesforce)
Modern data tools (Clay, Nooks)
Event-driven triggers
Complex enterprise software
Custom quoting engines (CPQ)
Deep CRM internals (Apex, LWC)
Event-driven, asynchronous architectures
Data integrity across systems
Nice-to-have
Revenue Engineering pedigree
SalesTech or FinTech experience
AI operationalization
Productionize models within GTM
Automation first mindset
Design Agentic systems
Eliminate human-in-the-loop friction
Key Requirements
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science
Proven track record building within complex enterprise software