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# Forward Deployed Engineer - Up To €100.000 A Year

- **Company:** Wave Group
- **Location:** Valladolid, Spain
- **Salary:** €100,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Software Debugging, Python (Programming Language), Systems Integration, Large Language Models, Reliability of Systems, Backend, Fastapi, Kubernetes, Api Design, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** August 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.buscojobs.com.es/forward-deployed-engineer-up-to-%E2%82%AC-100-000-a-year-en-valladolid-ID-365998675

## About the Role

Strong backend engineering fundamentals (Python preferred)
Experience building and operating production systems
Comfort with APIs, data modeling, and microservices
Experience integrating third-party systems or working client-facing
Cloud experience (AWS, GCP, or similar)
Product mindset and high ownership mentality
Bonus if you have
Experience working with LLMs or AI-powered systems
Experience with RAG or structured output generation
Exposure to container orchestration (Kubernetes)
Who Thrives in This Role
Engineers who enjoy solving messy real-world problems
Builders who like autonomy and ownership
People comfortable speaking to stakeholders
Developers who prefer impact over bureaucracy
Compensation & Setup

## Description

Forward Deployed Engineer (Python, AI Systems)Location: Spain (Madrid or Barcelona preferred) | Hybrid. Up to 100k + performance bonus + equity.We're supporting one of our clients (an AI-native product company) in hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to work at the intersection of engineering, AI systems, clients & product and enterprise deployments. This is not a traditional backend role. It's for engineers who want to build, ship, and deploy AI-powered systems directly into real client environments, fast.The RoleDesigning backend architectures in Python (FastAPI-heavy stack)Integrating AI systems (LLMs, RAG pipelines, structured outputs)Building APIs and microservices for client-specific workflowsDeploying scalable, containerized services (Docker, Kubernetes)Debugging production issues and improving system reliabilityTranslating business requirements into clean technical solutionsYou won't just ship code - you'll see it live, used, and scaled.What We're Looking ForStrong backend engineering fundamentals (Python preferred)Experience building and operating production systemsComfort with APIs, data modeling, and microservicesExperience integrating third-party systems or working client-facingCloud experience (AWS, GCP, or similar)Product mindset and high ownership mentalityBonus if you haveExperience working with LLMs or AI-powered systemsExperience with RAG or structured output generationExposure to container orchestration (Kubernetes)Who Thrives in This RoleEngineers who enjoy solving messy real-world problemsBuilders who like autonomy and ownershipPeople comfortable speaking to stakeholdersDevelopers who prefer impact over bureaucracyCompensation & SetupCompetitive base salary for Spain (up to 100k for the right profile)Performance-based bonus structureMeaningful equityHybrid model (Madrid or Barcelona preferred)#J-*****-Ljbffr


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