Forward Deployment Engineer at Lance
Lance is hiring a Forward Deployment Engineer in San Francisco, CA, US. On-site. Pay: USD 120k-130k/yr.
About Lance
Lance provides AI-powered software for hotels. Its AI agents handle guest calls, messaging, housekeeping coordination, task management, preventive maintenance, and labor scheduling. The system integrates with hotel software and is used by more than 50 hotels, including properties under Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt.
Forward Deployment Engineer job description
Lance (YC W26) builds AI agents that run hotel operations. Reception, sales, housekeeping. We're one of YC's fastest growing companies, scaling to $2.2M contracted.
This role deploys and builds. You put Lance into live hotels, make it work on their actual software, and ship the fix yourself when it breaks. SWE titles are good. Operators who can build are better. Not a support job. Not Member of Technical Staff.
You
1+ years shipping software or deploying it for real customers
Can write code and talk to a GM without a translator
T30 school, or the equivalent in what you have actually done
US authorized, San Francisco
Screen people who feel off.

