Bretton AI
AI agents for financial compliance (AML, KYC and Sanctions)
Forward Deployed Engineer
About the role
About Bretton AI
Bretton AI is the leading AI agent platform for financial services. Companies like Robinhood, Mercury and Gusto trust us to automate mission critical work, starting with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism investigations.
We’ve raised over $95M from Greylock, Y Combinator, Thomson Reuters Ventures and other top tier investors. We’re based in downtown San Francisco and our team comes from world-class organizations like SpaceX, Google, Netflix, Stripe, Plaid and more.
The Role
We are looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to work directly with customers to deploy and integrate Bretton’s platform in real-world environments. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, customer deployments, and product discovery , helping customers implement Bretton’s technology in complex enterprise environments while uncovering insights that improve and scale the product.
What You'll Do
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Deploy Bretton's AI agents at banks, fintechs, and payments companies, navigating the security and compliance requirements that come with regulated environments.
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Travel onsite to work through last-mile connectivity challenges, from wiring up core banking integrations to resolving edge cases that only surface in live production.
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Partner with BSA officers, AML analysts, and risk teams to translate their workflows and regulatory requirements into agent behavior that reflects how their business actually works.
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Build the connectors, configuration tools, and internal frameworks that turn one-off customer solutions into repeatable platform capabilities.
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Guide customers from demo through go-live as a trusted technical advisor, helping them resolve issues quickly and expand the value they get from Bretton.
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Work cross-functionally with engineering, product, and GTM to remove blockers and do whatever it takes to make customers successful.
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Diagnose and resolve issues in real deployments by reproducing problems and collaborating with the engineering team to fix them.
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Translate customer usage into product insights by sharing customer needs with engineering and product teams and identifying opportunities to turn recurring solutions into product features.
Technical Qualifications
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2+ years of experience as a software engineer or similar
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Strong backend or data engineering background
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Experience with Python, APIs, data pipelines, and cloud infrastructure
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Previous experience in a customer-facing technical role (e.g., solutions engineer, forward deployed engineer, or technical implementation role) is a plus.
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Actively building with LLMs and modern AI systems is a must
Soft Skills
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Excellent communication skills
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Ability to explain AI systems to non-technical stakeholders
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Strong debugging and problem-solving mindset
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Comfort working with enterprise customers
Compensation & Benefits
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$150k - $200k base salary + meaningful equity
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Comprehensive healthcare, 401k matching, commuter benefits
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15 days PTO + holidays, unlimited sick days
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Flexible leave options
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Working late? We cover DoorDash and Uber home
About Bretton AI
We work in-person at our San Francisco office five days a week, believing the best ideas and fastest learning happen through side-by-side collaboration. We challenge each other daily and build innovative products together.
Bretton AI builds AI agents that help financial services companies manage risk and compliance and fight financial crime. We serve major clients like Robinhood, Mercury, and other major U.S. financial institutions, helping them grow while maintaining financial system integrity. Backed by Greylock, Y Combinator, and Thomson Reuters, we're among the fastest-growing AI companies globally.
We value people who:
Take action quickly, learning by doing rather than seeking perfection
Think boldly to reimagine financial services
Deeply understand customer needs to build elegant solutions
Show potential and continuous growth, not just experience
We've brought together exceptional builders from Palantir, SpaceX, Stripe, Airbnb, Meta, Uber, and Databricks to tackle financial system challenges. Our AI agents fight financial crime by automating suspicious activity investigations, entity due diligence, and regulatory reporting, helping banks and fintechs protect the integrity of the global financial system.
Our team combines technical excellence with practical problem-solving, low-ego collaboration, relentless curiosity, and autonomous work. We're seeking diverse perspectives that elevate our collective capabilities. Bretton AI is an equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants from all backgrounds.
