Jobs at Dryft

Dryft is accepting open applications for candidates interested in building AI models that automate complex decisions in manufacturing operations. The company captures operator expertise, simulates decision outcomes, and supports supply chain, production planning, engineering, and industrial operations. It seeks humble, hardworking, fast-learning, kind, customer-focused people willing to take ownership and solve difficult problems.

Forward Deployed Engineers split time between software engineering and customer interaction. They lead end-to-end implementations, integrate legacy ERP systems, onboard and train users, troubleshoot production issues, and align stakeholders from IT teams to executives. They translate customer problems into product improvements, prototype and ship production features, and convert deployment learnings into reusable product features, data models, and playbooks. The role is based onsite in Munich and requires 10–30% travel.

Own high-priority founder-led projects across product, sales, hiring, and operations. Responsibilities include launching new initiatives from scratch, supporting client and market activities, building prototypes, organizing events, and taking projects end-to-end with high autonomy. The role is onsite in San Francisco and may develop into a full-time position in Deployment, Growth, or Special Projects.

Lead customer deployments from executive workshops through production across manufacturing plants. Collaborate with executives, operators, IT, product, and engineering to solve ambiguous operational problems, shape product features, build prototypes, and create scalable deployment playbooks. The role also involves building the deployment team, working closely with industrial customers, and driving adoption of AI solutions across manufacturing operations.

Lead end-to-end customer implementations across ERP integration, onboarding, training, and rollout. Split time between production engineering and customer engagement, translating operational pain points into product features, data models, and reusable playbooks. Collaborate with IT teams, engineers, operators, and executives across international locations. Diagnose customer issues, prototype and ship solutions, and manage high-pressure deployments. The role requires onsite work in Munich or San Francisco and 10–30% travel.

Leads Dryft’s marketing and creative direction, building a distinctive brand for its AI manufacturing platform. The role involves creating and distributing content across formats, including writing, design, filming, photography, and editing. This person will develop the company’s visual and verbal identity, showcase its team and customers, support launches and events, and grow awareness among customers, candidates, and partners. The position is onsite in San Francisco and requires a versatile, cinematic creator with strong storytelling and audience-growth experience.

Own Dryft’s go-to-market growth by sourcing manufacturing partnerships, leading prospects from initial outreach through executive-level discussions and signed pilots, expanding successful partnerships across customer plants, and developing a scalable GTM playbook. The role involves significant executive engagement, industrial domain learning, trade shows, partner-site visits, relocation to Munich or San Francisco, and 30–50% travel.

Own customer deployments from executive workshops through production across manufacturing plants. Collaborate with executives, operators, IT, product, and engineering to solve ambiguous workflow challenges, build prototypes, shape product features, and create repeatable deployment playbooks. The role requires technical fluency, customer-facing communication, entrepreneurial ownership, industrial understanding, and comfort working onsite in Munich with 30–50% travel.

Build Dryft’s technical talent community by hosting hackathons and events, developing relationships with builders, students, founders, operators, researchers, and investors, and converting those connections into exceptional hires. The role requires strong community-building, networking, talent identification, ownership, urgency, and enough technical understanding to engage engineers and operators. The position is onsite in San Francisco, with relocation support and visa support available.

Dryft invites candidates to submit an open application for future opportunities. The company develops AI models that automate complex decision-making in manufacturing, supply chain, production planning, and engineering. It seeks people who demonstrate humility, hard work, speed, kindness, customer focus, and ownership, and offers substantial responsibility within a small, technically accomplished team.