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# Forward Deployed Engineer

- **Company:** Campfire Interactive
- **Location:** Ann Arbor, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Customer Data Management, Data Warehousing, Software Debugging, Python (Programming Language), Oracle (Applications), Salesforce.Com, SAP (Applications), SQL Databases, Systems Integration, TypeScript, Technical Debt, Information Technology, Enterprise Integration, Codebase, Api Design, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/forward-deployed-engineer-professional-services-campfire-interactive-10475746

## About the Role

* Writing production-quality code directly in customer environments, often under tight timelines

 * Complex data integrations (ERP, CRM, data warehouses)

 * Ambiguous, evolving requirements that shift as you learn a customer's environment

 * Being the technical face of Campfire to customer engineering and IT teams

 * Balancing hands-on building with clear technical communication to non-technical stakeholders, * Experience in a Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineer, or Implementation Engineer role

 * Experience with ERP or CRM systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Salesforce)

 * Experience working directly with enterprise customers under live deadlines

 * Background in manufacturing, automotive, or supply chain software

 * Comfort working independently, on-site or remote, embedded with customer teams

Technical Skills

 * Strong proficiency in [language(s) - e.g., Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL]

 * Experience with API-based integrations and data pipelines

 * Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP)

 * Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills in unfamiliar codebases and environments

Educational Experience

 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred; equivalent practical experience considered

## Description

Customer Implementation & Integration

 * Build custom integrations, scripts, and configurations to connect Campfire with customer ERP, CRM, and other systems

 * Lead technical discovery with customer engineering and IT teams to scope integration requirements

 * Migrate and validate customer data into Campfire, ensuring accuracy and completeness

 * Debug and resolve technical issues that arise during implementation, in real time

Solution Design & Delivery

 * Translate ambiguous or evolving customer requirements into scoped, deliverable technical solutions

 * Partner with Technical Account Managers and Professional Services leads to define implementation plans and timelines

 * Build reusable tools, scripts, and accelerators that speed up future implementations

 * Make pragmatic build-vs-configure tradeoffs to hit customer go-live dates

Technical Customer Engagement

 * Serve as the primary technical point of contact for customers during implementation

 * Explain technical tradeoffs and solutions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

 * Build trust with customer engineering and IT teams through responsiveness and technical credibility

 * Represent the customer's technical environment and constraints back to Campfire's Product and Engineering teams

Internal Collaboration & Product Feedback

 * Act as a bridge between the field and Campfire's core Engineering and Product teams

 * Surface recurring integration patterns, product gaps, and technical debt to inform the roadmap

 * Contribute to internal documentation, playbooks, and reusable implementation frameworks

 * Support Sales and Solution Consulting with technical scoping during the pre-sale process, as needed

What Success Looks Like

 * Customers go live on time, with integrations that work reliably in production

 * Customer engineering and IT teams view you as a trusted, credible technical partner

 * Implementation patterns and tools you build get reused across future customer engagements

 * Product and Engineering gain clear, actionable feedback from real customer environments