GoKawiilZep AI, backer of enterprise agent memory, opens Head of Forward Deployed Engineering role
Zep, a Y Combinator W24 startup that provides agent memory infrastructure for enterprises including Samsung, Zscaler and NASDAQ 100 companies, is hiring a solo marketing lead to run B2B demand generation using AI agents instead of a traditional team. The role covers search and answer engine visibility, blog and website publication, email and social campaigns, reporting directly to founder Daniel. Zep also maintains Graphiti, an open-source context graph framework with over 30,000 GitHub stars.
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The listing reflects a broader shift in startup hiring where a single person paired with AI agents is expected to replace an entire marketing function, signaling how automation is reshaping team structures even in growth-critical roles. It also underscores how enterprise buyers increasingly discover B2B tools through AI answer engines like ChatGPT rather than traditional search, forcing companies to rethink content and SEO strategy.
- Zep serves agent memory at enterprise scale to major clients like Samsung and NASDAQ 100 firms.
- The company wants one marketer using AI agents to do demand-gen work typically done by a team.
- Success will be measured by signups and pipeline generated, with focus on AI search/answer engine discoverability.
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