Deployed Engineer (Pre Sales, Austin)

Featured on the Forbes AI 50 list, Windsurf (formerly Codeium) has risen to become a leader in the AI developer tools space in just over a year, giving hundreds of thousands of users around the world code autocomplete, in-editor chat assistants, and more.

For over a year, Windsurf Plugin has been integrated into your favorite IDEs, supporting more than 40 editors—including Visual Studio Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Eclipse, XCode, Jupyter, Vim/Neovim, and more offering features such as autocomplete, chat, and command to help accelerate development workflows. 

In November of 2024, we released the Windsurf IDE which is the first code editor developed around AI flows, allowing developers to seamlessly use AI to develop anything from brand new apps to million line codebases. Our state-of-the-art proprietary language models and custom inference stack allow us to deliver the best experience possible to our users. 

We're one of the fastest growing AI startups, focused on product, revenue, and customer experience. We work hard, and we operate with a high degree of trust, agency, and ownership.

Media Highlights

• Series C Announcement

• Forbes Startup Feature

• Inducted into the JPMC Hall of Innovation

• The AI Company That Codes For You 

• Called out in by Jensen in his CES Keynote

The Role

As a Pre-sales Deployed Engineer at Windsurf, you’ll help to transform customers' software development workflow through the use of our AI coding tools. You’ll collaborate closely with Sales to qualify and close opportunities, acting as the key technical advisor and product advocate. 

Key Responsibilities

• Present Windsurf’s vision, benefits, and differentiators to stakeholders at every level, from developers to the C-suite.

• Drive product discussions, conduct evaluations, and showcase how Windsurf addresses diverse use cases.

• Deliver technical training, create documentation and demos, and develop resources (blog posts, guides, videos) to help developers maximize productivity.

• Provide critical feedback from customers to Product and Engineering, influencing the product roadmap and success strategies.

Challenges

• How do we educate and onboard hundreds of large Enterprise customers?

• How can we answer our customer's biggest questions?

• What are the biggest problems we can solve for our partners and users?

• How can we remain the best AI Company to work with?

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s in CS/related field or equivalent experience, plus coding proficiency (in an OOP language).

• At least 1 year in presales or consulting; comfortable translating complex tech into clear business value.

• Familiarity with AI-powered developer tools (e.g., Codeium, Copilot, ChatGPT) and excitement for emerging technologies like LLMs.

• Strong written and verbal abilities, capable of engaging both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Ability to learn quickly, work independently, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Team & Culture

We believe our best work happens when we’re together, so we come into the office five days a week. You can join us at our Mountain View HQ (steps from the Caltrain station) or our Downtown Austin office near Whole Foods. We’re a group of passionate people who love to win and do whatever it takes to make our vision a reality.

Benefits & Perks

• Salary + commission + equity.

• Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

• Catered lunches, fully stocked kitchen, commuter perks.

• Opportunities for learning, advancement, and becoming a key part of our rapidly growing AI movement.

• Currently, we require minimal travel, but opportunities are available if you’re interested.

Ready to Shape the Future?

Join Windsurf and help shape the future of software development. Apply now!

If your experience is close but doesn’t fulfill all requirements, please apply. To achieve our goals, we are focused on hiring teammates with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Windsurf is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

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