Forward Deployed Engineer

FORWARD DEPLOYED ENGINEER – LANCEDB Location: San Francisco Bay Area (In-Person / Hybrid) Team: Engineering Job Type: Full-Time ABOUT LANCEDB LanceDB is an open-source, cloud-native vector database and multimodal AI lakehouse built on a high-performance columnar format. It enables developers and enterprises to build scalable, real-time search and analytics applications across vectors, structured data, and AI workflows. LanceDB delivers both embedded and managed deployment models with rich SDKs in Rust, Python, and other languages, and is purpose-built to power state-of-the-art retrieval, feature engineering, and large-scale AI systems. ROLE OVERVIEW As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) at LanceDB, part of the Engineering organization, you will operate at the intersection of deep systems engineering and direct customer engagement. You will work hands-on with strategic customers in the Bay Area to design, deploy, and scale LanceDB in demanding production environments. This is a h