Forward Deployed Engineer

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will embed directly with customers to build tailor-made software on top of our client’s platform for companies manufacturing some of the most advanced hardware in the world. It is a rare blend of deep engineering and direct customer impact, with real ownership over what you build and ship.

What you’ll be doing

• Deploy to customer sites to learn their operations and build custom software on the client’s platform
• Own complex database work: schema design, SQL optimization, and data models that power real-time factory operations
• Write full-stack production code (React/TypeScript front end, Python back end, PostgreSQL) that flows back into the core product
• Act as the technical point person for customer engineering and operations teams
• Help deploy and showcase the client’s new AI product across customer sites

Tech stack: Python, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, SQL, AWS

• 3-5 years of full-stack software engineering experience with a clear back-end and database lean; front-end-heavy profiles are not the right fit
• Strong SQL with real depth in relational database design and data modeling: you can design complex schemas and optimize queries (this is assessed directly in the interview)
• Background in either enterprise or customer-deployed software (for example ERP, logistics, industrial, or deployment-heavy platforms) or engineering at a company with a physical manufacturing floor (aerospace, space, defense, or advanced hardware)
• A track record of shipping customer-facing production code as a software, forward-deployed, solutions, or product engineer
• A strong communicator who builds rapport quickly with customers
• Comfortable working with AI-native development workflows
• Must be a US citizen or green card holder, which is required for compliance on this role

Nice to Haves

• Experience spanning both worlds: enterprise-deployment software and manufacturing-floor environments
• Prior forward-deployed, solutions, or embedded-with-customer engineering experience
• Comfort thriving in a fast-paced startup or small-company environment

• Build software that ships into some of the most ambitious manufacturing environments in the world
• End-to-end ownership on high-impact, customer-facing work rather than a support role
• Join a forward-deployed team early and help shape its playbook as it scales
• Competitive salary plus equity, with strong benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401K, parental leave, and more)