> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/222899-forward-deployed-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/222899-forward-deployed-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Forward Deployed Engineer - **Company:** The Glades - **Location:** Menlo Park, CA, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Software Debugging, Node.Js, Rapid Prototyping Process, Systems Integration, TypeScript, Diagnostic Tools, ReactJS, Delivery Pipeline, Prompt Engineering, Backend, Front End Software Development - **Published:** May 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=6544d693e2cc72bd ## About the Role Do you have experience in UI?, * Strong engineering fundamentals, comfortable in the field - we're a TypeScript / React / Node stack; you write real code and own it in production, and you're just as at ease in a standup with attorneys and paralegals as you are debugging a live case management environment * Hands-on AI experience - prompt engineering, agent development, evaluation frameworks, and deployment at scale - not just familiarity with the landscape. You want to deploy AI workers into real law firms and watch them transform how firms operate * A 0-to-1 build track record - you've shipped production software in ambiguous environments, you write clean pragmatic code, and you don't let perfect get in the way of done. Our clients have real deadlines; so do we * Exceptional communication - you can explain a model integration to a paralegal who's never heard of an API, earn their trust in the same conversation, and bring that same clarity back to the engineering team ## Description * Own deployments end-to-end - from the first scoping conversation through go-live and production rollout, acting as the primary point of contact for the people who depend on the system daily * Design and ship production AI systems - document generation agents, agentic workflows, automation pipelines - integrated into client environments and built to handle the edge cases of real legal work * Build and evolve AI agents - prompt engineering, model integration, rapid prototyping with AI-assisted coding tools, and eval loops that measure quality against workflow-specific benchmarks * Debug and resolve issues fast - in live client environments, with real stakes. You build diagnostic tools, ship fixes, and make sure things keep running * Feed insights back to the product team - what you discover in the field shapes the roadmap. You're a core feedback loop between clients and what gets built next * Capture best practices in internal playbooks to make every future deployment faster and smarter * Move across the full stack - frontend, backend, whatever it takes to ship ## Related Videos - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Watch Tests Go Brrrr! : Getting Started with Cypress in ReactJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/282-watch-tests-go-brrrr-getting-started-with-cypress-in-reactjs) - [Stop using Node.js like in 2020! What changed and what you can do today with Node.js](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100011-stop-using-node-js-like-in-2020-what-changed-and-what-you-can-do-today-with-node-js) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Nest.js - TypeScript in the backend can also be clean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1033-nest-js-typescript-in-the-backend-can-also-be-clean) - [It's a Great Time to be a Builder: Leveraging AI for Good](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100042-it-s-a-great-time-to-be-a-builder-leveraging-ai-for-good) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 132 - Binging WADFlix?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/473-dev-digest-132-binging-wadflix) - [WeAreDevelopers Dev Digest Issue 116 - The new search wars…](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/445-wearedevelopers-dev-digest-issue-116-the-new-search-wars) - [Dev Digest 137 - AI'm not sure about this](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/485-dev-digest-137-ai-m-not-sure-about-this)